Introduction to Next.js and our frontend project

In this section, we will introduce Next.js, the React web framework, and we will begin creating a project throughout the chapter. We will develop a Next.js-powered website for selling used cars, similar to what we did in the previous chapters. The backend will be powered by our FastAPI REST API, while the frontend will use various features provided by Next.js. I will gradually build up the app, adding features in a simple and, hopefully, straightforward way. The end goal of the chapter is not to make an optimized or production-ready app, but rather to illustrate the possibilities and features of the tools that we’re going to use.

Let’s speak about Next.js, one of the hottest frontend frameworks in the last couple of years. Next.js offers numerous features that cater to the modern web, and this introduction is meant only to give you an idea of what can be accomplished with it. The first problem that Next.js solves is...