5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REACT SERVER COMPONENTS AND SERVER-SIDE RENDERING

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Server Components reduce client-side JavaScript by rendering static parts on the server, skipping hydration, and avoiding bundle bloat. SSR pre-renders HTML on the server, but still sends the full app bundle to the client for hydration, increasing load times. While SSR supports interactive components throughout, Server Components isolate static and interactive parts.