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Real-World Next.js

By : Michele Riva
Book Image

Real-World Next.js

By: Michele Riva

Overview of this book

Next.js is a scalable and high-performance React.js framework for modern web development and provides a large set of features, such as hybrid rendering, route prefetching, automatic image optimization, and internationalization, out of the box. If you are looking to create a blog, an e-commerce website, or a simple website, this book will show you how you can use the multipurpose Next.js framework to create an impressive user experience. Starting with the basics of Next.js, the book demonstrates how the framework can help you reach your development goals. You'll realize how versatile Next.js is as you build real-world applications with step-by-step explanations. This Next.js book will guide you in choosing the right rendering methodology for your website, securing it, and deploying it to different providers, all while focusing on performance and developer happiness. By the end of the book, you'll be able to design, build, and deploy modern architectures using Next.js with any headless CMS or data source.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction to Next.js
5
Part 2: Hands-On Next.js
14
Part 3: Next.js by Example

Chapter 5: Managing Local and Global States in Next.js

State management is one of the central parts of any React application, Next.js apps included. When talking about state, we refer to those dynamic pieces of information that allow us to create highly interactive user interfaces (UIs), making our customers' experience as beautiful and enjoyable as possible.

Thinking about modern websites, we can spot state changes in many parts of the UI: switching from light to dark theme means that we're changing the UI theme state, filling an e-commerce form with our shipping information means that we're changing that form state, even clicking on a simple button can potentially change a local state, as it can lead our UI to react in many different ways, depending on how the developers decided to manage that state update.

Even though state management allows us to create beautiful interactions inside our applications, it comes with some extra complexities. Many developers have...