Week 5

This session is about building web applications using Next.js and deploying them to the internet using Vercel.

Contents

• Preparation
• Session Plan (for mentors)
• Assignment

Session Learning Goals

By the end of this session, you will:

Next.js

• Understand the benefits of using Next.js as a framework for your React application
• Be able to set up a basic Next.js project using the CLI
• Have a superficial understanding of server-side-rendering (SSR) and client-side-rendering
• Know how to use the App Router of Next.js (there's also a Page Router which we don't cover)

Deployment

• Have a simple Next.js app in a GitHub repository
• Know your way around connecting your GitHub account with Vercel
• Be able to use the one-click deployment with your public GitHub repository