You're reading from Real-World Next.js Build scalable, high-performance, and modern web applications using Next.js, the React framework for production

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801073493

Length 366 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Typescript

Tools

Next.js

Concepts

Front End Web Development

Author (1):

Michele Riva

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Introduction to Next.js

2. Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction to Next.js FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Exploring Different Rendering Strategies

4. Chapter 3: Next.js Basics and Built-In Components

5. Part 2: Hands-On Next.js

6. Chapter 4: Organizing the Code Base and Fetching Data in Next.js

7. Chapter 5: Managing Local and Global States in Next.js

8. Chapter 6: CSS and Built-In Styling Methods

9. Chapter 7: Using UI Frameworks

10. Chapter 8: Using a Custom Server

11. Chapter 9: Testing Next.js

12. Chapter 10: Working with SEO and Managing Performance

13. Chapter 11: Different Deployment Platforms

14. Part 3: Next.js by Example

15. Chapter 12: Managing Authentication and User Sessions

16. Chapter 13: Building an E-Commerce Website with Next.js and GraphCMS

17. Chapter 14: Example Projects and Next Steps for Learning More

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