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Next.js 16 App Router: patterns for real-world production applications

Practical patterns battle-tested across multiple production SaaS deployments — server actions, streaming, and partial prerendering.

Authored by Aevion Studio Engineering Core•Verified Production Pattern

Server Components vs Client Components Boundaries

A common pitfall in App Router adoption is overusing 'use client' at the top of the tree. By pushing interactivity to the leaves of the component hierarchy, we minimize client bundle footprints and eliminate unnecessary hydration delays.

Deterministic Cache Revalidation

Using tag-based revalidation (revalidateTag) alongside incremental static regeneration guarantees that public marketing pages serve static cached HTML at the edge while immediately updating when administrative changes occur.

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