NextJS & React - The Complete Guide
Learn NextJS from the ground up and build production-ready, fullstack ReactJS apps with the NextJS framework!
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I created a bestselling course on React, now I'm super excited to share this course on NextJS with you - an in-depth course about an amazing React framework that allows you to take the next step as a React developer and build real, production-ready projects with React and Next.js!
Next.js is the production-ready, fullstack-capable framework for ReactJS - the most popular JavaScript library you can learn these days!
Too many buzzwords for your taste?
Fair enough - but indeed, NextJS is a great choice for growing as a React developer and for taking your React apps to the next level!
Because NextJS is growing fast and therefore in high demand. And there are good reasons for that: NextJS allows you to build React apps with built-in server-side rendering and page pre-rendering. Building great user experiences and search engine friendly (SEO!) React apps has never been easier!
In addition, NextJS makes building fullstack React apps (frontend + backend code combined in one project) extremely easy as well! Blend client-side and server-side code and build a NodeJS-based API side-by-side with your frontend React apps. It's a breeze with NextJS!
Want to add authentication? NextJS simplifies that as well and makes user signup, sign in and session management very convenient.
This course will take you from NextJS beginner to advanced level in no time!
We'll start at the very basics, no NextJS knowledge is required at all, and we'll then dive into all the core features that make up NextJS. Both in theory as well as with multiple real projects where all concepts will be applied step-by-step.
For this course, you'll need basic React knowledge, though the course does come with a "React refresher" module in case it's been some time since you last worked with React.
This course also includes a "NextJS Summary" module which allows you to always come back to the course in the future and refresh your knowledge without going through the full course again. Or you just take that summary module (and skip the rest for now) to learn about all the core features in as little time as possible.
After finishing this course, you'll be well prepared to build your own NextJS projects from the ground up and apply for NextJS positions!
In detail, this course will cover:
- What is NextJS? And why would you use it?
- Why is just React (in many cases) not enough?
- Creating NextJS projects from the ground up & understanding these projects
- Working with file-based routing
- Adding dynamic routes and catch-all routes
- Implementing different forms of page pre-rendering and server-side rendering
- Working with data and adding data fetching + pre-fetching to your apps
- Pre-generating dynamic and static pages
- Adding optimizations like metadata to pages
- Optimizing images with the NextJS Image component
- Building fullstack apps with API routes
- Managing app-wide state with React context (in NextJS apps)
- Adding authentication to NextJS apps
- Multiple complete apps where we'll apply all these core concepts!
- A complete React.js refresher module (so that we're all on the same page)
- A NextJS summary module so that you can refresh what you learned or just explore the core features quickly
- And much more!
I can't wait to start this journey together with you! :)
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Course Curriculum
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PreviewWelcome to the Course! (1:47)
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PreviewWhat Is Next.js? And Why Would You Use It? (4:45)
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PreviewKey Feature: Server-side Page (Pre-)Rendering (6:38)
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PreviewKey Feature: File-based Routing (3:13)
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PreviewKey Feature: Build Fullstack React Apps! (1:50)
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PreviewJoin Our Learning Community!
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PreviewCreating a NextJS Project & Setting Up Our IDE (5:39)
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PreviewAnalyzing The Created Project (2:52)
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PreviewA First Demo: NextJS In Action! (4:35)
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PreviewAbout This Course & Course Outline (7:04)
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PreviewTaking This Course: Your Two Options (4:11)
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PreviewHow To Get The Most Out Of This Course (4:49)
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StartDownloading the Course Code
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PreviewModule Resources
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StartThe Academind Pro Referral Program
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StartModule Introduction (1:27)
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StartWhat is ReactJS? (3:47)
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StartWhy ReactJS & A First Demo (7:25)
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StartBuilding Single-Page Applications (SPAs) (2:00)
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StartReact Alternatives (3:06)
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StartCreating a New React Project (8:15)
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StartSetting Up A Code Editor (3:04)
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StartDiving Into The Created Project (6:31)
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StartHow React Works & Understanding Components (7:36)
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StartMore Component Work & Styling With CSS Classes (5:34)
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StartBuilding & Re-using Components (7:19)
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StartPassing Data With Props & Dynamic Content (5:17)
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StartHandling Events (6:40)
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StartAdding More Components (5:40)
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StartIntroducing State (8:18)
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StartWorking with "Event Props" (7:07)
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StartAdding Routing (16:52)
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StartAdding Links & Navigation (5:20)
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StartScoping Component Styles With CSS Modules (5:45)
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StartOutputting Lists Of Data & Components (5:49)
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StartAdding Even More Components (9:47)
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StartCreating "Wrapper" Components (8:39)
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StartWorking With Forms (8:58)
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StartGetting User Input & Handling Form Submission (9:45)
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StartPreparing The App For Http Requests & Adding a Backend (6:51)
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StartSending a POST Http Request (5:18)
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StartNavigating Programmatically (3:41)
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StartGetting Started with Fetching Data (9:24)
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StartUsing the "useEffect" Hook (10:07)
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StartIntroducing React Context (11:02)
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StartUpdating State Based On Previous State (5:54)
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StartUsing Context In Components (12:10)
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StartMore Context Usage (6:54)
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StartModule Summary (1:00)
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StartModule Resources
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StartModule Introduction (1:12)
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StartOur Starting Setup (1:19)
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StartWhat Is "File-based Routing"? And Why Is It Helpful? (5:22)
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StartAdding A First Page (4:01)
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StartAdding a Named / Static Route File (1:34)
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StartWorking with Nested Paths & Routes (3:33)
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StartAdding Dynamic Paths & Routes (4:54)
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StartExtracting Dynamic Path Segment Data (Dynamic Routes) (4:54)
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StartBuilding Nested Dynamic Routes & Paths (7:12)
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StartAdding Catch-All Routes (5:44)
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StartNavigating with the "Link" Component (5:44)
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StartNavigating To Dynamic Routes (3:41)
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StartA Different Way Of Setting Link Hrefs (2:55)
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StartNavigating Programmatically (3:50)
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StartAdding a Custom 404 Page (1:35)
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StartModule Summary (5:51)
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StartModule Resources
Course Prerequisites
ReactJS knowledge is strongly recommended, but the course also includes a complete React refresher module!
NO prior NextJS knowledge is required
All pre-requisites are covered by courses in our "Academind Pro" Membership.
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