While parsing time may not be an issue on client-side, on server-side the situation is a bit different, &quot;server side is done in milliseconds&quot; does not mean it is faster than client side, cf. this presentation [1]. Moreover, I thought that Flux was the solution to the latency introduced by the multiple HTTP requests.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slideshare.net&#x2F;nickdreckshage&#x2F;react-meetup" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slideshare.net&#x2F;nickdreckshage&#x2F;react-meetup</a>