# Articles tagged "Next.js"

Alex Cloudstar, senior full-stack developer (https://alexcloudstar.com/)

6 articles. Next.js guides and release breakdowns by a senior full-stack developer: App Router, caching, auth and multi-tenancy, plus lessons from real projects.

- [Next.js 16: Instant Navigations and Cache Components in 16.3](https://alexcloudstar.com/blog/nextjs-16-3-instant-navigations-cache-components/): Server Components made Next.js apps fast to render and slow to click through. Next.js 16.3 fixes that with Instant Navigations, Partial Prefetching, and a client-side cache built on the use cache directive. Here is what actually changed, what it costs you to adopt, and whether you should turn the flags on today.
- [Next.js vs Astro for a Portfolio: Why I Moved to Astro](https://alexcloudstar.com/blog/moved-portfolio-from-nextjs-to-astro/): After running my portfolio on Next.js for almost three years, I decided to move it to Astro. Less complexity, faster builds, better SEO, and a setup that lets me focus on shipping instead of maintaining.
- [Next.js 15: What's New, Breaking Changes and Upgrade Notes](https://alexcloudstar.com/blog/whats-new-in-nextjs-15-a-comprehensive-overview/): Next.js 15 shipped in October 2024 with async request APIs, new caching defaults, React 19 support and stable Turbopack for development. This overview covers what changed, which changes were breaking, and where Next.js 16 picked things up.
- [Letting Go: Lessons Learned from My Startup Journey with Taskpad.io](https://alexcloudstar.com/blog/letting-go-lessons-learned-from-my-startup-journey-with-taskpadio/): Hi, internet friends! Today, I want to share my journey of starting and eventually letting go of my first startup. About six months ago, I launched Taskpad.io, a product designed to help freelancers manage their clients, projects, timesheets, invoice...
- [Is Next.js Good for Web Apps? A Technical Perspective](https://alexcloudstar.com/blog/nextjs-for-web-apps-a-technical-perspective/): Why NextJS? NextJS has gained significant popularity for its hybrid approach to web development, blending SSR (server-side rendering) and SSG (static site generation) with client-side rendering. This flexibility makes it an attractive choice for deve...
- [Next.js Auth0 with Sub-Domains: Multi-Tenant Setup (Next.js 13)](https://alexcloudstar.com/blog/setting-up-nextjs-13-with-auth0-and-sub-domains-a-guide-to-multi-tenancy-web-apps/): Hi guys! In the article today we’ll discuss and also I’ll show you how to set up NextJS 13 (with app folder), Auth0 and sub-domains. I’m currently working on a web multi-tenancy app. So we need multiple sub-domains. For security reasons, we decided t...