Framework for Production-Ready Apps
8 April 2023
Doris Siu
Next.js is an open-source React framework created by the private company Vercel that provides your web applications with a streamlined way to build server-side rendering (SSR) and static website generation. It handles the configuration needed for React, and provides additional structure, features, and optimizations for your application.
Frontend
JavaScript
This is a powerful React framework in which you can build production-ready website efficiently. As you might know, React is a JavaScript library that is traditionally used to build web applications rendered in the client's browser.
What makes Next.js so unique is that it changes the game with its server-side rendering - the server can generate the HTML for the webpage and send it to the client, instead of the client generating the HTML using JavaScript.
This is a really great feature which can improve the performance and SEO of your web application.
Benefits of using Next.js:
- Server-side rendering:
SSR provides a seamless user experience by rendering the HTML on the server side and sending it to the client, making your website faster and more accessible to users. - Static site generation:
It also supports static site generation (SSG), allowing you to generate static HTML pages at build time which provides even faster loading times and better scalability. - Built-in optimizations:
This cover a wide range of elements, including images, fonts, and other assets, which makes your website load faster and use fewer resources. Moreover, it supports modern web technologies like Webpack 5, React Fast Refresh and more. - Automatic code splitting:
It enables automatic code splitting that your code is split into smaller chunks which are loaded as needed. This can significantly enhance the website's performance even on slow networks or devices.