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Next.js is a lightning-fast React framework trusted by data-heavy streaming sites like Hulu and Netflix. If you’re already versed in React, you should definitely get to know this increasingly popular technology.

Though both React and Next.js help create effective web user interfaces, they have some key differences: Next.js is more feature-rich and opinionated than React. It is especially well-suited for websites focused on search engine optimization (SEO) or pre-rendering.

Next.js vs. React

React, which debuted in 2013, is much more established than Next.js. But the younger framework, released in 2016, is growing in popularity, with more than 100K GitHub stars as of March 2023 and millions of weekly npm downloads. Let’s see how the two compare in four major areas:

Development speed: Next.js provides out-of-the-box features that ease the development process for making an advanced React app. With the introduction of its own compiler in Next.js 12, the

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