React Server Components in a Nutshell

Paul Scanlon uses Waku to show how RSCs give React developers access to asynchronous server-side requests and data at the component level.

Woah, there’s been a lot of noise about React Server Components (RSCs) lately and, for the most part, after reading all the really smart explanations by the internet’s smartest people, I didn’t really understand anything. But I’ve since spent time experimenting with Waku and now I think RSCs are a lot simpler than I first thought.

What Is Waku?

Waku (wah-ku) or わく means “framework” in Japanese. As a minimal React framework, it’s designed to accelerate the work of developers at startups and agencies building small to medium-sized React projects. According to the Waku website, these include marketing websites, light ecommerce, and web applications.