Next.js: using React to build static websites
Developers are always looking to extend their existing skill base to cover new areas. In the past performing server side rendering or static site generation required different tooling than was required for client side rendering in a typical application written with Angular or React. This presentation will serve as an introduction to Next.js. Next.js is a framework for building both static and dynamically generated sites with React. Out of the box Next.js provides support routing, code splitting, hot code reloading, pre-rendering of pages, and various CSS-in-JS solutions.
This will be an introductory session focused on the fundamental features of Next.js. There will be a tour of a sample application written with Next.js and a list of resources will be shared to get you quickly up to speed on using Next.js in your own projects. Knowledge gained during this session is applicable to similar frameworks like Nuxt.js aimed for Vue.js developers.
Our speaker this evening is Pete Traeg, a staple of the community. He’s been working in front end tech since when jQuery was still a thing—maybe before—we’re not keeping track.
Slides - https://docs.google.com/presentation/...
Code - https://github.com/ptraeg/nextjs-blog