Server Side Rendering

This covers the fundamentals of building server-rendered applications across Flask, Django, and Express. You get working examples of template inheritance, custom filters, context processors, and caching strategies for Jinja2, Django templates, and EJS. The reference guides are split by framework, which is helpful if you're working in one ecosystem but might feel scattered if you're comparing approaches. The best practices section correctly emphasizes keeping business logic out of templates and caching expensive operations. It's solid for traditional web apps and SEO-critical pages, though the quick start example cuts off mid-implementation. Good breadth across Python and Node.js stacks.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill server-side-rendering --agent claude-code

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Overview

Build server-side rendered applications using modern template engines, view layers, and data-driven HTML generation with caching, streaming, and performance optimization across Python, Node.js, and Ruby frameworks.

When to Use

Building traditional web applications
Rendering HTML on the server
Implementing SEO-friendly applications
Creating real-time updating pages
Building admin dashboards
Implementing email templates

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# app.py
from flask import Flask, render_template, request, jsonify
from datetime import datetime

app = Flask(__name__)

# Custom Jinja2 filters
@app.template_filter('currency')
def format_currency(value):
    return f"${value:.2f}"

@app.template_filter('date_format')
def format_date(date_obj):
    return date_obj.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

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