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5 New Killer Features of Next.js 12
Top highlights of a game-changing release
The Next.js framework was created by Vercel in 2016. It started as a server-side rendering-focused framework. It has gradually evolved since. Now it is a complete suite to build blazing fast React apps. It is developer-friendly and intuitive to use. Here are its strongest features:
- Page-based routing
- Hybrid pages
- Environment variables
- Static file serving
- Image optimization
- Analytics
- Internationalization
- Great documentation
They have been labeling themselves as “The React Framework for Production.” It was quite an ambitious slogan at first, but it’s becoming harder to argue by the day. Its newest release is rocking a lot of awesome features that improve its performance. Are those enough to make this the go-to React framework? Is it going to become the Angular of React?
In this article, we will be checking its top newest features and see if those are enough to make you switch.
1. Faster Builds
The new Next.js 12 ships with a new Rust compiler. This compiler takes advantage of native compilation. This…
