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HTML, JavaScript: async functions, arrays, import, JavaScript expressions. React/Next.js: components, embedding JavaScript expressions
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HTML, JavaScript: async functions, arrays, import, JavaScript expressions. React/Next.js: components, embedding JavaScript expressions
Use Next.js life cycle hooks for content rendering
Render website content during build time
Render website content dynamically on the server
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January 2025
Only available on desktop
Do you know that according to surveys, Next.Js is among the top five most popular web development platforms for companies of all sizes?
In this 1.5 hour project-based course, you will learn how to implement dynamic content generation and server side rendering with Next.js. We will do this by updating a news website. We will first build the functionalities to generate content automatically with static site generation and then implement server side rendering to completely automate the process of publishing new content. Built on React and Node.js, Next.js offers improved loading performance, built-in development server, and support for React components, allowing projects of all sizes to be developed and deployed quickly. This course is aimed at learners who already have the following skills: HTML, JavaScript: async functions, arrays, import, JavaScript expressions, React/Next.js: components, embedding JavaScript expressions.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Task 1: Introduction and Getting Started
Task 2: Extract Metadata from News Draft File
Task 3: Automatically Generate News Content
Optional: Practice Task
Task 4: Create News Article Pages Automatically
Task 5: Render the Homepage Dynamically
Optional: Cumulative Challenge
HTML, JavaScript: async functions, arrays, import, JavaScript expressions. React/Next.js: components, embedding JavaScript expressions
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