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Next.js Tutorial for Beginners | Next.js 13

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Web Dev Roadmap for Beginners (Free!): https://bit.ly/DaveGrayWebDevRoadmap In this Next.js tutorial for beginners you will learn what Next.js is, the benefits of Next.js, why companies are choosing Next.js, and we will set up a starter Next 13 app to see how it works. ⭐ Become a full-stack web dev with Zero To Mastery Courses: - Complete Next.js Developer: https://bit.ly/CompNextJSDev - Advanced React: https://bit.ly/AdvReactDev - Junior to Senior Dev Roadmap: https://bit.ly/WebDevRoadmap-JrtoSr 🚩 Subscribe ➜ https://bit.ly/3nGHmNn 📬 Course Updates ➜ https://courses.davegray.codes/ ❓ Questions - Please post them to my Discord ➜ https://discord.gg/neKghyefqh ☕ Buy Me A Coffee ➜ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davegray 👇 Follow Me On Social Media: Github: https://github.com/gitdagray Twitter: https://twitter.com/yesdavidgray LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidagray/ 🔗 Source Code: https://github.com/gitdagray/next-js-course 🔗 Playlist for this Next.js Course: https://bit.ly/dg-nextjs Next.js Tutorial for Beginners (00:00) Intro (00:09) Welcome (00:30) Defining "Beginners" & Prerequisites (01:12) Why Next.js? (03:22) What is pre-rendering? (04:26) SSG = Static Site Generation (05:02) SSR = Server-side Rendering (05:30) How does a CDN work? (06:37) Next.js 13 Beta Docs (07:33) Install Node.js (08:13) Create a Next.js project (10:34) Project Files Review (13:58) Run the Starter Project (14:42) Modify the Starter Project 📚 Tutorial References: 🔗 Next.js Official Site: https://nextjs.org/ 🔗 Next.js 13 Beta Docs: https://beta.nextjs.org/docs Was this Next.js tutorial for beginners helpful? If so, please share. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. #next #js #beginners

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Server-side rendering improves website performance through pre-rendering, resulting in faster loading times and better user experience.', 'Automatic code splitting in Next.js breaks the code into smaller chunks, making it easier to load and more performant. Automatic code splitting enhances loading efficiency by breaking the code into smaller chunks, leading to improved performance and user experience.', 'Next.js includes SEO optimization for search engine ranking improvement. 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No, I don't.", 'start': 583.342, 'duration': 3.281}, {'end': 589.604, 'text': 'I want to use the new app directory.', 'start': 586.783, 'duration': 2.821}, {'end': 592.485, 'text': "So we'll just say no to the source directory.", 'start': 590.025, 'duration': 2.46}, {'end': 596.767, 'text': "Import alias? Yes, we're just going to press enter and go with the default there.", 'start': 592.886, 'duration': 3.881}, {'end': 599.429, 'text': "So now it's going to install the application.", 'start': 597.347, 'duration': 2.082}, {'end': 606.535, 'text': "I'm going to drag this over, so we have Visual Studio Code in the full screen and go ahead and show that file tree once again,", 'start': 599.629, 'duration': 6.906}], 'summary': 'Configuring eslint with new app directory and default import alias.', 'duration': 28.235, 'max_score': 578.3, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/6h649f2fB9Q/pics/6h649f2fB9Q578300.jpg'}, {'end': 765.682, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 737.032, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 738.952, 'text': 'the public directory, though.', 'start': 737.032, 'duration': 1.92}, {'end': 743.813, 'text': 'this is where some images are, some svgs and an icon file.', 'start': 738.952, 'duration': 4.861}, {'end': 747.955, 'text': 'this is where we would put any static resources that we would want.', 'start': 743.813, 'duration': 4.142}, {'end': 750.156, 'text': 'And images are a good example of that.', 'start': 748.135, 'duration': 2.021}, {'end': 756.818, 'text': 'After that, there is a pages directory and inside of pages is an API folder.', 'start': 750.896, 'duration': 5.922}, {'end': 760.44, 'text': 'And inside the API folder is a hello TS file.', 'start': 756.978, 'duration': 3.462}, {'end': 765.682, 'text': "Now this would be when we want to request some data and we'll definitely get into this in the future.", 'start': 760.76, 'duration': 4.922}], 'summary': 'The public directory contains images, svgs, and an icon file. there is also a pages directory with an api folder containing a hello ts file for requesting data.', 'duration': 28.65, 'max_score': 737.032, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/6h649f2fB9Q/pics/6h649f2fB9Q737032.jpg'}, {'end': 970.966, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 943.831, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 949.754, 'text': 'When I save this file, you should see that our dev environment reloads the page quickly.', 'start': 943.831, 'duration': 5.923}, {'end': 954.517, 'text': "i'll save and then we see fast refresh rebuilding and there we have it.", 'start': 949.754, 'duration': 4.763}, {'end': 960, 'text': 'so when we change our files and our dev servers running, everything updates immediately,', 'start': 954.517, 'duration': 5.483}, {'end': 965.943, 'text': 'and now we have our hello world page instead of what we previously had, and it happens that fast.', 'start': 960, 'duration': 5.943}, {'end': 970.966, 'text': 'but you will get this message in here from the hot reloader client as it says Okay,', 'start': 965.943, 'duration': 5.023}], 'summary': 'Dev environment quickly reloads page upon file save.', 'duration': 27.135, 'max_score': 943.831, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/6h649f2fB9Q/pics/6h649f2fB9Q943831.jpg'}], 'start': 397.249, 'title': 'Next.js benefits, installation, and basic setup', 'summary': "Discusses the benefits of next.js version 13, emphasizes the importance of node.js 16.8 or later for compatibility, covers next.js installation using 'npx create next app', configures initial setup, explores generated files and directories, and highlights the benefits of fast refresh.", 'chapters': [{'end': 493.526, 'start': 397.249, 'title': 'Next.js benefits and node.js installation', 'summary': 'Discusses the benefits of next.js, highlighting its recent release of version 13 and the importance of installing node.js 16.8 or later for compatibility.', 'duration': 96.277, 'highlights': ['Next.js 13 was recently released with major changes, necessitating the use of new beta docs for updated tutorials.', 'Node.js version 16.8 or later is required for Next.js, with the latest version being 18.14.0 for long-term support.', "Next.js provides dark mode based on the user's system preference, enhancing user experience."]}, {'end': 1001.625, 'start': 493.826, 'title': 'Next.js installation and basic setup', 'summary': "Covers the installation of next.js using 'npx create next app', configuring the initial setup, exploring the generated files and directories, and making changes to the basic next.js app. it also highlights the benefits of fast refresh and previews the topics for the next tutorial.", 'duration': 507.799, 'highlights': ["Installed Next.js using 'npx create next app', specifying experimental features, and named the app 'Next 01'. 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Outlined the upcoming tutorial topics, emphasizing the coverage of pages and layout in Next.js, and encouraged the viewers to anticipate the next tutorial.']}], 'duration': 604.376, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/6h649f2fB9Q/pics/6h649f2fB9Q397249.jpg', 'highlights': ['Node.js version 16.8 or later is required for Next.js, with the latest version being 18.14.0 for long-term support.', 'Next.js 13 was recently released with major changes, necessitating the use of new beta docs for updated tutorials.', "Installed Next.js using 'npx create next app', specifying experimental features, and named the app 'Next 01'.", 'Explored the generated files and directories, including the public directory for static resources and the pages directory for basic and API pages.', 'Made changes to the basic Next.js app and experienced the benefits of fast refresh for immediate updates.']}], 'highlights': ['Next.js enables server-side rendering of web pages, improving website performance by pre-rendering pages and sending fully formed HTML to the browser.', 'Automatic code splitting in Next.js breaks the code into smaller chunks, making it easier to load and more performant.', 'Next.js includes SEO optimization for search engine ranking improvement.', 'Next.js pre-renders every page, generating HTML in advance on the server, leading to better performance and search engine optimization.', 'Companies using Next.js and its impact on search engine optimization Next.js is showcased with examples of companies using it, highlighting its impact on website performance and search engine optimization.', 'Node.js version 16.8 or later is required for Next.js, with the latest version being 18.14.0 for long-term support.', 'Next.js 13 was recently released with major changes, necessitating the use of new beta docs for updated tutorials.', "Installed Next.js using 'npx create next app', specifying experimental features, and named the app 'Next 01'.", 'Explored the generated files and directories, including the public directory for static resources and the pages directory for basic and API pages.', 'Made changes to the basic Next.js app and experienced the benefits of fast refresh for immediate updates.', "The tutorial series will also involve the use of TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, with full courses available on the instructor's YouTube channel for these topics.", 'The instructor encourages viewers without the prerequisite knowledge to complete the relevant courses first to ensure success.', 'The chapter discusses the benefits of using Next.js for web development.', 'Next.js is introduced as a React framework for web development, and it requires prerequisite knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.']}