In this article, Ekene Eze shares his thoughts about the direction of the web in 2022, and what solutions we can expect to see come up in the ecosystem to significantly improve the Jamstack experience.
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Data is among the most important things that make up a web application or a conventional native app. We need data to be able to see and perhaps understand the purpose of an application. In this article, we’ll look at another approach to obtaining data in an application that requires authentication or authorization using Next.js.
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Next.js’ recent 12.0 release included a new beta feature: middleware. For a detailed explanation, you can read all about it in Sam’s previous article, “Next.js Wildcard Subdomains”. This article, on the other hand, dives into the overall concept of middleware and how handy it can be in building things.
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There’s a great challenge that comes with building Jamstack applications on the web. In this article, Caleb Olojo will be using Next.js to bootstrap your app. This does not mean that the create-react-app library will not work. You can make use of any one that you find convenient. You’re using Next.js because of the many perks that come with it.
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There are a few ways in which you can make a large code-base easy to maintain. In this article, Nirmalya discusses some of the complex problems that he faced while building and maintaining large Next.js applications. He always explains how these problems can be solved by using various tools. Most of these points will apply to any front-end application. For any front-end application, the main priority should always be shipping a product that has a very good user experience, is fast, and feels smooth to use.
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Wildcard domains often go under the radar. Hosting with a wildcard subdomain enables your users to visit your site on any subdomain of your domain (*.example.com), and as you can imagine, we can use this to create unique user experiences which we’ll be exploring in this article through a Next.js lens.
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Internationalized routing is not exactly a new feature on Next.js. (It has been out since v.10.) In this article, we are not only checking what we get from this feature, but also how to leverage such functionalities to achieve the best user experience and a smooth developer experience as well. Keep reading if you enjoy self-documented code, lean bundle-sizes and compile-time errors instead of runtime errors.
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Cumulative Layout Shift is one of the hardest core web vital to debug. In this article, we go through different tools to investigate CLS, when to use them(and when not), and solutions to some of the CLS issues we faced in our Next.js-based e-commerce website.
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Developing with Next.js is amazing, but there are definitely some challenges. The developer experience with Next.js is something you just need to experience. We made the switch from a more traditional integrated e-commerce platform to a headless platform with Next.js. Here are the most important lessons learned while rebuilding a large e-commerce site with Next.js.
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When paired with ISR and Next.js’ API routes, SWR can be used to create a responsive user experience. In this article, Sam Poder explains what SWR is, where to use it (and where not), and how to build a website by using Incremental Static Regeneration. This approach ensures that users still have a good experience, that the site is fast and that the data is kept up to date.
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