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Next.js

The Perfect Fit for Our Stack

Since our team’s core expertise is React and TypeScript, choosing Next.js was a no-brainer. It provides a full-stack, extensible framework with built-in best practices, helping us ship faster, more scalable, and production-ready applications—without the usual headaches.

Why Next.js?

🚀 Full-Stack Power with a React Core

Next.js isn’t just for frontend development. With API routes, edge functions, and middleware, it gives us backend capabilities while keeping the React-based DX we love.

🔥 Production-Ready Out of the Box

No need to configure endless build tools—Next.js comes with:

  • Automatic image optimization for fast-loading UIs
  • Intelligent caching & static generation for performance boosts
  • Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) for seamless content updates

🛠️ Scalable & Extensible

Next.js is framework-agnostic when it matters—it works well with our preferred tools, whether it's NeonDB for databases, Clerk for authentication, or shadcn/ui for components. Plus, it scales effortlessly from small MVPs to enterprise-grade applications.

📡 Optimized Data Fetching

Fetching data the right way can make or break performance. Next.js supports:

  • Static Site Generation (SSG) for pre-rendered, super-fast pages
  • Server-Side Rendering (SSR) when real-time data is needed
  • React Server Components for even better performance and DX

🌎 Built-In SEO & Performance Enhancements

With automatic page pre-rendering, optimized metadata handling, and built-in analytics, Next.js makes sure our apps are search-engine friendly and lightning fast.

Our Take

Next.js gives us the best of both worlds—a powerful full-stack framework with the developer experience of React. It’s fast, scalable, and built for the future, making it our go-to for both client projects and internal tools. Simply put? Next.js helps us build better, faster, and smarter.

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