One of the reasons why developers like React.js is it’s a tiny, open-source toolkit for developing dynamic user experiences. When you compare React.js to a framework like Angular, you’ll see that there is no “one way” to manage routing, data fetching, global state, or SSR in React. Each React.js application is unique, and it may employ a variety of open-source packages such as react-router, unstated-next, and redux.
On the other hand companies and teams are more likely to develop their own frameworks. They decide on their own “best approach” to develop React apps and have their own patterns and libraries for constructing user interfaces. However, it should be understood that internal tools will never have the same degree of documentation as external tools. They will not improve at the same rate as user-facing improvements, and they will frequently be overlooked.
Using a pre-existing framework is an alternative to creating your own. Next.js is the framework of choice for Creative Web Mall. So, why should your team use Next.js? We have compiled a list of benefits that will give more clarity.
Built-In SSR and SSG
Next.js comes pre-loaded with Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Static Site Generation (SSG) features. You also don’t need to employ Server Side Rendering. One significant advantage of implementing Next.js versus developing your own React.js framework is the ability to improve your application over time. You can begin with SSG and advance to SSR when you’re ready.
Awesome Experience For Developers
Our developers at Creative Web Mall spend less time dealing with build tools and Webpack and more time developing features thanks to Next.js. We also like how Next.js organizes its projects into pages and how routing is only done in one method. It’s even better when you combine use SWR with Next.js. Onboarding new developers with previous experience with Next.js is very convenient.
Easy Upgrade
We just upgraded our Next.js 10 applications to Next.js 11. This included a big upgrade from version 4 to version 5 of Webpack. The update took only around an hour using Next.js because we just had to make a few minor changes to our config and upgrade a few additional dependencies.
Automatic Code Splitting
Every page in Next.js is code split. It means that as your application grows with an increased number of pages, its bundle size is not affected.
There are so many other benefits of deploying with Next.js and it will never end in the coming future. It abstracts away all of the performance and development configurations that a standard React project requires, leaving you to focus just on your business logic code. Next.js is a boon. It comes pre-loaded with:
- Best SEO practices
- Caching and Built-In Automatic Static Optimization
- Fully server-rendered pages
- 100% React support
- If required fine tweak your webpack/babel config
- And much more!
Creative Web Mall is a Next.js development business that continues to be the industry’s #1 option for web app development. We’ve worked with the Next.js framework since its inception, and as a result, we can confidently claim that we know all there is to know about Next.js development. We’ve also hired the greatest Next.js developers in the industry to provide solutions that will help our clients build their businesses.