Should You Learn Next.js as a React Developer?

All React Developers know that React is one of the most popular solutions out there for building large skill interactive web applications.

Nowadays, React JS is used by many startups and companies, so it is a very valuable skill to have.

I discovered Next.js a couple of months back, and was intrigued with what it was trying to accomplish.

In this post, I'll describe my personal journey with Next.js also will let you know how come you will be benefited with Next.js

What Next.js?

According to next JS website, it is a React Framework
for Production that gives you the best developer experience with all the features you need for production: hybrid static & server rendering, TypeScript support, smart bundling, route prefetching, and more. No config needed.

The best thing about next JS:

-Best SEO practices
-Caching and Automatic Static Optimization built-in
-Fully server-rendered pages
-100% React support
-Lambda function support (API routes)
-Fine tweak your webpack/babel config if needed
-And much more!

Some Next.js features I am excited about

Next.js is evolving really fast. They deprecate old functionalities and introduce shiny new things all the time.

Here are some of my top picks why you should use next JS

• Stable Incremental Static Regeneration
• Webpack 5 Support
• Dropping of getInitialProps
• Persistent Caching for Page Bundles
• Out of the box support for Sass Modules and TypeScript

I am very excited to learn more about the Next JS. Thank You!