NextJS is a React framework that makes webapp development easier. You can even create mobile apps on it (even though it’s not its primary purpose.)
Watch: How to create a new NextJS app (only 2 minutes)
NOTE: you will need to make sure NodeJS is already installed on your system.
Installing NodeJS also gives you npx command.
Use npx create-next-app appname on command line to create an app.
Then navigate to appname and run npm run dev:
Many employers already have their webapp setup using NextJS. This is because it’s so easy to start a new app with NextJS framework. So let’s say you’re hired at a startup and you need to build an app with several pages quickly. You can npx create-next-app appName and be done in under 3 min!
After that simply build your app out using React components. NextJS also takes care of routing. So if you need /home, simply drop a JavaScript file with a React component into /pages/home.js and it’ll be picked up by NodeJS’s automatic routing system!
The Deception of Using create-next-app
NextJS makes it so simple to create a new React app and run it on localhost.
This can be a blessing and a curse because — even though anyone can execute this command and get a basic app running without actual web dev experience — you still need to understand how to actually build apps with React.
