gatsby-starter-lumen VS Next.js

Until now, my personal website was using a Gatsby with a beautiful template named Lumen. Since I don't want to re-write my website every year to follow the latest trend in React world and since I couldn't change much without learning the framework, I've decided to switch to something else. Many static site generators needs several days or weeks to be mastered, so I went for the simpler solution to be able to build the first version of my website in a weekend: 11ty.

The blog is based on this theme: https://github.com/alxshelepenok/gatsby-starter-lumen

For my tailwind nextjs template, I did not want to restrict it to only Nextjs projects using Tailwind CSS but rather look at other blog templates. Other similar templates in my comparison list include Gatsby Starter Lumen or Hugo Coder which tells me that a realistic upper bound for a personal portfolio template project is about 1.5k stars.

Until the time of writing, there is no official example of how to enable runtime environmental variables in a Dockerized Next.js app, as utilizing unstable_noStore would only dynamically evaluate variables on the server (node.js runtime). There is also an interesting discussion regarding this topic on GitHub.

next.js is a very popular React framework. remix-adonisjs includes more functionality through the AdonisJS backend ecosystem, and should be easier to self-host and self-manage.

Cheryl Murphy is not only a dedicated full-stack web developer skilled in technologies like React, Next.js, and NestJs but also a community-driven professional who recently took on the role of volunteer project team lead at Web Dev Path. With a dual Bachelor's degree in Computing and Chemical Engineering from Monash University, Cheryl’s journey in tech is marked by a passion for building accessible solutions and a commitment to fostering community within tech.

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Remember to start the Next.js server with pnpm dev.

We want to share with you the best testing setup we've experienced - and this includes using Playwright and NextJS. It's a setup we've come up with for Infinite React DataGrid, which is a complex component, with lots of things to test, but this configuration has helped us ship with more confidence and speed.

If you're acquainted with NextJs, the directives will come as no surprise.

Deploying a full-stack Next.js web app can seem complex, but with the right tools, it's straightforward. This tutorial will cover the essentials to get your app up and running quickly: