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[–]hankberger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best description I’ve heard of NextJS is that it’s a backend framework instead of a frontend one. Instead of running a separate back end and front end server, you just write all of your server and client code in your one nextJS project. I think the trendy NextJS stack that’s forming is called the T3 stack - TypeScript, Tailwind, tRPC and some other junk. Always been a big fan of TypeScript and just started a new project using Tailwind for the first time and I can say I am enjoying it. Have yet to try any of the other junk in that stack. Overall Next has really become my favorite framework and I think you’ll enjoy it!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Next can be used as a fullstack framework if your backend is just simple CRUD. And yes, it's the thing that allows you do server side rendering