How Does It Work?

Static Site Generators (SSGs) pre-generate all site pages at build time, producing plain HTML files that load almost instantly for users because there is no need for server processing. In contrast, Server-Side Rendering (SSR) renders each page on demand with every user request, which requires a running server (of course) and will lead to slower load times when the page isn’t cached. To add further contrast, Client-Side Rendering (CSR) usually causes the slowest initial load time because even when a page is cached, all dynamic content will need to be fetched and rendered by the client’s (your) computer. ...

This is quite a rabbit-hole that started when a message ended up getting lost, and I wondered why that tends to happen with text messages and not apps like messenger. TLDR: the difference is that text messages (SMS/MMS/RCS) are only forwarded from one phone to another, while apps like messenger centrally stores the data in a server. Below is an overview of the main messaging service types: SMS/MMS, RCS, and Messaging Apps. ...