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Next.js For Beginners

Building Modern Production Ready React Apps

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Next.js From The Beginning - Building Production-Ready React Apps

Welcome to the Next.js From The Beginning - Building Production-Ready React Apps book - your learning resource for getting into React and Next.js.

What is Next.js

Next.js is a React framework which makes building production-ready React Apps a lot easier. It abstracts away common and redundant tasks, so that you can spend more time on implementing the functionality of your React web app. This book teaches you everything you need to get started with Next.js fast and without hurdles.

What you'll learn

  • React basics needed to get started with Next.js
  • Basic Next.js concepts, setting up development environment, creating your first Next.js application from scratch
  • Working with Next.js Pages
  • Navigating between Pages
  • Working with multiple Pages and nesting components to organize your Next.js application
  • Using the file-based Next.js routing system
  • Making use of Static Site Generation (SSG) and Server-side Rendering (SSR)
  • Implementing API Routes
  • Managing static assets in Next.js
  • Using build-in image optimization capabilities
  • Working with global styling and component-level styling in Next.js
  • Using SASS in Next.js
  • Data Fetching
  • Authentication
  • Deployment
  • ...
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Sebastian Eschweiler
Sebastian Eschweiler

Using and writing about best practices and latest technologies in web design & development is my passion. Check out my blog at CodingTheSmartWay.com.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • What Is Next.js?
    • What You’ll Learn
    • Who Is This Book For?
  • Chapter 2: React Primer
    • Classes vs. Functional Components
    • Props
    • State
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Getting Started With Next.js
    • Prerequisites To Get Started With Next.js
    • Creating Your First Next.js App
    • Folder Structure Of A Next.js App
    • Further Project Templates
    • Selecting Your Code Editor
  • Chapter 4: Pages, Navigation & Routing
    • Implementing Pages With React Component
    • Pre-rendering Of Pages
    • Special Pages
    • File-based Routing System
    • Navigation And Linking
  • Chapter 5: Static Assets & Image Optimization
    • Static Assets
    • Image Optimization
  • Chapter 6: Styling
    • Working With Global Stylesheet
    • Import Styles From Node.js Modules
    • Working With Component-Level CSS
    • SASS Support
    • CSS-in-JS
  • Chapter 7: Data Fetching
    • Introduction To Data Fetching In Next.js
    • Static Generation (SG)
    • Server-side Rendering (SSR)
    • Fetching Data Client-Side
  • Chapter 8: Authentication
  • Chapter 9: Deployment

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