Beginning Next.js Development: Learn NextJS and Build a Full Stack Dynamic Application Using React, NextJS, TailwindCSS, and MongoDB

by Nathan Sebhastian

Feeling stuck trying to learn NextJS?Having a hard time understanding the magic behind NextJS?Beginning Next.js Development is the guide you need to learn NextJS without getting a headache.With this book, you will finally see how to develop a highly dynamic, SEO-ready, full stack web application from scratch using NextJS.Each chapter explains a topic in plain English and includes practical code examples. There's also a full stack project included in this book that will give you the "experience" of building a web application using NextJS.What You'll Learn

Understand Routing and Navigation in the new App routerImplement Server Actions as introduced in NextJS 14Implement User Authentication with next-auth library and MiddlewareStyle NextJS applications with Tailwind CSS and DaisyUIUsing Mongoose and MongoDB to integrate a database into NextJSUnderstand React Server Components, Client Components, Hooks, and more!Apply the latest techniques and best practices in NextJS developmentOptimize NextJS app for performance and SEOHandling file uploads in NextJSDeploying NextJS application to productionWho is this for?Web developers seeking to master NextJS 13+ to open new opportunitiesReact developers needing to master full stack development with NextJS.Anyone who wants to be a skilled and confident full stack developer using NextJSThe book is designed to be easy to understand and accessible to anyone looking to learn NextJS. It provides a step-by-step gentle guide that will help you understand how to use NextJS to build a dynamic application.Plus, I take extra time to make sure my book is engaging and fun so you will stay motivated.Book ContentIn the contents of this book, we will 1: IntroductionChapter 2: CSS in Next.js - Adding DaisyUIChapter 3: Routing and NavigationChapter 4: Server and Client ComponentsChapter 5: Server Actions and Data FetchingChapter 6: Integrating MongoDB to Next.jsChapter 7: Integrating MongoDB and Mongoose to Next.jsChapter 8: Adding the Sign Up ProcessChapter 9: Handling Authentications with NextAuthChapter 10: Integrating NextAuth to Next.jsChapter 11: Integrating UploadThing for Image UploadsChapter 12: Adding User Update Section on Profile PageChapter 13: Creating EventsChapter 14: Updating EventsChapter 15: Delete Event and Updating Profile PageChapter 16: Displaying EventsChapter 17: Search Events FunctionalityChapter 18: Preparing for Production DeploymentThe goal of this book is to help you see how to develop an application using NextJS. We focus only on the essentials and immediately start a project once we cover the basic NextJS knowledge.You will see how NextJS concepts like App router, Server Actions, Server Side Rendering (SSR) are used to create a dynamic and scalable web application.RequirementsNo prior knowledge of NextJS is required to take this course, but you should have some basic knowledge of React and JavaScript.

197 pages, Paperback

Published February 18, 2024