Next.js
Next.js is a popular open-source React-based framework for building server-side rendered (SSR) and statically generated web applications. It provides a set of tools and conventions that make it easy to build scalable, high-performance web applications.
Next.js is built on top of React and Node.js, and it adds several features that make it well-suited for building complex web applications.
Some of its key features include:
- Server-side rendering: Next.js supports server-side rendering of React components, which can improve the initial load time of web pages and make them more search engine friendly.
- Automatic code splitting: Next.js automatically splits application code into smaller chunks, which can improve performance by reducing the amount of code that needs to be loaded by the browser.
- Static site generation: Next.js can generate static HTML pages at build time, which can improve performance and reduce server load.
- File-based routing: Next.js provides a simple and intuitive way to handle routing in web applications, based on the file system structure.
- API routes: Next.js makes it easy to create serverless API endpoints that can be used by client-side code to fetch data from external sources.