One of the things that first stood out to me when learning Next.js was how beautifully simple and powerful its routing system is.
No complicated setup. No endless configuration. Just folders and files.
If you've built a project with the App Router, and it will changed how how you think about structuring web apps.
In Next.js (App Router), your project structure is your route.
You create a folder named about, drop in a page.tsx, and boom 💥 your /about route works instantly.
Need a dynamic route? Just wrap the name in brackets like [id].
It feels intuitive, like the framework already understands how you think.
if you have suffered the complicated routing system of React, you know what i am talking about.
But the magic doesn’t stop there.
Next.js routes aren’t just about navigation they bridge the front-end and back-end seamlessly.
With Server Components, API Routes, and Route Handlers, you can fetch data securely, handle authentication, or even talk to your database right inside your app folder all without setting up a separate server. How cool 😊
That’s why so many developers prefer Next.js for full-stack projects:
- It keeps everything in one codebase (frontend + backend).
- It supports both static and dynamic rendering effortlessly.
- And it lets you scale from a simple portfolio to a production-ready without switching stacks. making scaling less complicated.
Have you tried building with the App Router yet? What’s your favorite part about it?
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