Today I listened to Syntax 548, titled “Rendering Methods Explained”, which covered a question in the State of JS survey that asks, “Which of the following architecture and rendering patterns have you used in the last year?”

The survey is ongoing but an issue and a localization file show the following options:

• Single Page Application (SPA): Apps that run entirely in the browser
• Multi-Page Application (MPA): Apps that run entirely on the server, with minimal client-side dynamic behavior
• Static Site Generation (SSG): Pre-rendered static content, with or without a client-side dynamic element
• Server-Side Rendering (SSR): Dynamically rendering HTML content on the server before rehydrating it on the client
• Partial Hydration: Only hydrating some of your components on the client (e.g. React Server Components)
• Progressive Hydration: Controlling the order of component hydration on the client
• Islands Architecture: Isolated islands of dynamic behavior with multiple entry points in an otherwise static site (Astro, Eleventy)
• Progressive Enhancement: Making sure an app is functional even without JavaScript
• Incremental Static Generation: Being able to dynamically augment or modify a static site even after the initial build (Next.js ISR, Gatsby DSG)
• Streaming SSR: Breaking down server-rendered content in smaller streamed chunks
• Resumability: Serializing framework state on the server so the client can resume execution with no duplicated code execution.
• Edge Rendering: Altering rendered HTML at the edge before sending it on to the client

Phew! Quite a list!