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About the Talk

React is an amazing JavaScript library, but we still have to piece together things like routing, lazy loading, static generation, and more. Next.js is a framework built on top of React that gives us many great features out of the box. Let’s explore what Next.js can do for us and why we would pick Next.js over React.

What You’ll Learn

• Why use Next.js over plain React
• Major features of Next.js

This Talk is Designed For

React developers that are looking to streamline their workflow

Prerequisites

Understanding of JavaScript and React

Resources

• Next.js documentation
• Video: How to Deploy Next.js to DigitalOcean App Platform
• Tutorial: How To Deploy a Next.js App to App Platform
• Sample App for Next.js

About the Presenter

Chris Sev is a Senior Developer Advocate at DigitalOcean and the founder of scotch.io. He builds fullstack apps with JavaScript and puts a focus on building businesses.