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THE BIG "SERVER WATERFALL PROBLEM" WITH RSCS

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Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

React Server Components can cause a "server waterfall” problem, which is when a component's data fetching causes a delay in rendering due to dependencies. However, this problem also exists on the client-side. The benefit of server-side waterfalls over client-side waterfalls is that the server environment offers more control over the network and caching.