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Choosing between ReactJS and NextJS

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Introduction to ReactJS and NextJS

Introduction to ReactJS and NextJS

If you are a web developer or a software engineer, you may have heard of ReactJS and NextJS. These are two popular JavaScript libraries for building user interfaces and web applications. In this article, we will explore the key features and benefits of both ReactJS and NextJS.

ReactJS

ReactJS, also known as React, is a JavaScript library developed by Facebook for building user interfaces. It allows developers to create reusable UI components and manage the state of those components efficiently. ReactJS uses a technology called Virtual DOM to improve the performance of web applications by minimizing the number of updates to the actual DOM.

Some key features of ReactJS include:

  • Component-based architecture
  • Virtual DOM for improved performance
  • JSX syntax for writing HTML in JavaScript
  • Unidirectional data flow with the use of props and state

NextJS

NextJS is a framework built on top of ReactJS, and it is used for creating server-side rendered (SSR) React applications. It provides a variety of features that make building and deploying React applications easier and more efficient. NextJS also offers pre-rendering capabilities, which can improve the performance and SEO of web applications.

Key features of NextJS include:

  • Server-side rendering for improved performance and SEO
  • Static site generation for generating static HTML pages at build time
  • API routes for building API endpoints within NextJS applications
  • Automatic code splitting for optimizing page load times

Conclusion

Both ReactJS and NextJS are powerful tools for building modern web applications. ReactJS is a versatile library for creating interactive user interfaces, while NextJS provides additional features for server-side rendering and improved performance. Whether you are developing a small personal website or a large enterprise application, these libraries can help you build efficient, scalable, and maintainable web applications.

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@punkweb
10 months ago

If we're moving away from SPAs, at this point why use Nextjs at all instead of just using something like Django, Rails, Laravel, etc? You know, frameworks that actually have their shit together.

@felipefs106
10 months ago

what about Astro? seems much more flexible

@vaiterius
10 months ago

Do a video on Astro

@omrtheater7244
10 months ago

Not to sound rude, but the question which one to use wasn't really answered. Obviously SEO is Next's biggest real advantage but other than this, it's just an opinionated React with SSR/SSG capabilities. You can just install react router for example instead of using Next's built-in router management. I saw you mention Security at a different comment, but if you build the back-end, this is where you can make it very secure. So I still don't understand the advantage. To me, if you need SEO go with Next.js. If not, then why else would you?

@adityayads
10 months ago

You can't learn next js if you don't know react js

@alfathizha4615
10 months ago

Use vite ,if it's just a single page,never use CRA

@artemzakunts6372
10 months ago

But I can’t learn NextJs without knowledge of React?

@rapelangmathibe8761
10 months ago

When i started learning react i found myself learning things like ionic and gatsby simply because i was looking to understand routing

@kikevanegazz325
10 months ago

It seems as though the reason to choose either is whether the programmer is professional or want to seem professional, and the truth is that many apps don't require server-side rendering.

@bobDotJS
10 months ago

Vite, not CRA. Never CRA, but Next is overkill sometimes

@StabilDEV
10 months ago

Create React App is deprecated

@VigneshGawali
10 months ago

Should u learn react then nextjs or go directly for nextjs

@maskedvillainai
10 months ago

Except native compiling.

@bunny.the.proRider.69
10 months ago

tu ganda chhe

@taiwoemmanuel2266
10 months ago

…"I think the question is should I be writing create react app or next js?"…I spent the past two days thinking about this and I'm beginning to think again I suck at coding cos most video resource are not answering the right question and you just asked just that and also answered. Thank you so much for this!

@GoCoolDebug
10 months ago

To the point

@avigaillaing
10 months ago

These videos help me so much

@ibrahimm.6803
10 months ago

Short, but the message extremely powerful.

@andrewmartinez8340
10 months ago

Correct me if I'm wrong but with next js, you'll have to pay for servers just to render html pages? Why not just go MVC from the backend?

@xxXAsuraXxx
10 months ago

I guess it depends on the needs. My company has micro site and next js wasn’t suited