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With pre-rendering---also called static rendering or static site generation (SSG)---the page is rendered during a build that occurs before the application is deployed, usually as part of a CI/CD build process. This was originally added as an option in Next.js 3 but the process was very manual. As of Next.js 6, routes became automatic for both SSR and SSG pages (though dynamic routes still need to provide paths programmatically via the getStaticPaths() method). Next.js 9 introduced a feature called "Automatic Static Optimization" that automatically determines if a page can be rendered as static. The ability to mix server-side rendered pages/routes and pre-rendered pages/routes was unique to Next.js and has since been adopted by other tools frameworks like Gatsby and Nuxt.
Next.js is what's often referred to as a "meta framework," in that it is a framework built upon one or more other frameworks. In the case of Next.js, it is built upon React.
With pre-rendering---also called static rendering or static site generation (SSG)---the page is rendered during a build that occurs before the application is deployed, usually as part of a CI/CD build process. This was originally added as an option in Next.js 3 but the process was very manual. As of Next.js 6, routes became automatic for both SSR and SSG pages (though dynamic routes still need to provide paths programmatically via the getStaticPaths() method). Next.js 9 introduced a feature called "Automatic Static Optimization" that automatically determines if a page can be rendered as static. The ability to mix server-side rendered pages/routes and pre-rendered pages/routes was unique to Next.js and has since been adopted by other tools frameworks like Gatsby and Nuxt.
If you're working in web development today, chances are that you're aware of, curious about, or perhaps even used Next.js.
Today, Next.js is frequently associated with the Jamstack methodology for developing web applications. When it was launched in early 2016, however, it was originally just for server-side rendered apps. At the time, what made Next.js unique was that it handled both the frontend and the backend of your application and both were built using JavaScript and React. This allows developers to build full-stack applications using a single language and toolset while delivering an improved user experience that typically results in a faster initial render of the page.