"You can either choose to write a server that is a mix of JSON API and rendered HTML, with conditionals all about trying to figure out the right thing to render, or you can pull all of that logic out into a stand-alone JavaScript application, with better responsiveness to boot."
You get better responsiveness if you send down pre-rendered html for the first page load. This means you still need the conditionals, or suffer on responsiveness.
You get better responsiveness if you send down pre-rendered html for the first page load. This means you still need the conditionals, or suffer on responsiveness.