BasicNext.js Orientation and the App Router Bet40 minLesson 1 of 8
What problems does Next.js solve that React alone does not, and what does it deliberately leave to React?
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Objectives
What you'll learn
- Name the concrete problems Next.js solves that React leaves open.
- Draw the line between what the framework owns and what React still owns.
- Say honestly when Next.js is the wrong choice.
Terms to know
Glossary
- Framework
- Code that calls yours. Next.js decides when your page component runs; a library like React is code you call.
- Server Component
- A component that runs only on the server and never ships to the browser. It changes where a component executes, not what a component is.
- Build output
- The artefact next build produces — prerendered HTML, static assets, and a server handler — which is what a host actually runs.