What is Next.js?
Next.js is a library based on one of the most popular frontend frameworks - React.js. It is released under an open source license, meaning that it is completely free to use. It includes many features that extend React for projects where performance and SEO are crucial. It supports features such as image optimization, page caching, and server-side rendering, which greatly improve page loading times, resulting in better website performance and user experience. Maintaining the frontend with Next.js enables the use of special servers that simplify the deployment of new application versions and allow for A/B testing. Next.js is widely used in production applications, including by companies such as Netflix and Nike.
Next.js provides server-side rendering by default, meaning that web pages can be rendered on the server and then sent to the client as fully rendered HTML. This improves the initial page loading time and enhances the user experience.
Next.js automatically splits code into smaller chunks that are loaded only when needed. This optimizes performance and reduces the amount of data the client needs to download.
Next.js supports dynamic import, which means that you can load JavaScript modules on demand instead of all at once. This improves application performance by reducing the amount of code that needs to be downloaded.
Next.js supports static website generation, which allows generating HTML files at compilation time and serving them as static resources. This improves performance and reduces server load.
Next.js automatically optimizes the application for performance, including code splitting, pre-fetching, and minification of JavaScript and CSS.
Next.js provides automatic image optimization, including resizing and compressing images, which improves performance and reduces bandwidth usage.
Next.js has built-in TypeScript support, which provides greater safety and reliability of the program.
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