Next.js in Action

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about the technology

Next.js is an innovative framework that marries the great developer experience features of React with the power and convenience of server-rendered (SSR) websites. On the server, Next.js prefetches data and does the initial build so that they load into your React-based pages with fewer slow over-the-wire roundtrips. Next.js is simple to set up and run, and it doesn’t break what you already have. You can incrementally add SSR to your pages as you revise and improve them.

about the book

Next.js in Action is a jargon-free guide to building server rendered web apps with React and Next.js. In it, author Adam Boduch starts with the foundations of Next.js and how it differs from other frameworks. Then comes your first lightbulb moment: how much time you’ll save by building snappy reusable page components with Next.js’s out-of-the-box styling solutions. Chapter by chapter, you’ll create a messenger application as you learn how the moving pieces of a Next.js app fit together. Finally, you’ll learn to use Next.js to solve your backend challenges, from abstracting routing details and API endpoints to super simple deployment to the cloud.

what's inside

• Create application pages and routes
• Construct API endpoints and integrate them into pages
• Apply styles to your pages
• Integrate with other React component libraries
• Deploy your app to a traditional server or as serverless functions

about the reader

For web developers with intermediate JavaScript skills familiar with the basics of React.

about the author

Adam Boduch has been building web applications in a professional capacity for 15 years. He has extensive knowledge of React, and has taught many React-related technologies through both direct training and book publishing.