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40% Faster Interaction: How Wix Solved React's Hydration Problem with Selective Hydration and Suspense
Introduction For years, one of React’s most persistent performance pain points has been hydration. At Wix, where we render hundreds of millions of websites using React and SSR, we’ve experienced this problem at scale. SSR initially gave us everything we wanted - instant paint, great SEO, and full-site CDN caching. Our pages loaded faster than ever. But as sites grew richer and heavier with content, hydration became a tax we could no longer ignore. The more components a page h
5 days ago10 min read
TypeScript Deep Dive: From Type System Wizardry to Type Testing Mastery
Dive into hard-won TypeScript lessons and best practices drawn from Wix Engineering's real-world development experiences. In our latest...
Feb 31 min read
The Future of Web Frameworks: A Look at Emerging Trends
Web frameworks have come a long way since the days of simple HTML pages. Today, frameworks power everything from marketing websites and...
Dec 29, 20246 min read
Navigating Web Evolution: An In-Depth Interview with Addy Osmani on Web Development and Developer Growth
In the ever-evolving world of web development, Addy Osmani  ( @addyosmani ) has made a significant impact with his contributions and...
Jul 16, 202411 min read
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