https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/learnwin32/retained-mode-versus-immediate-mode https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/learnwin32/r...

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/learnwin32/retained-mode-versus-immediate-mode https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/learnwin32/r... I think you could also draw some analogies between server side and client side rendering. Where the authoritative view state lives is the most important bit I think.