Next.js er et full-stack React framework. React i sig selv er blot et UI-bibliotek — det renderer komponenter, men overlader routing, datahentning, server rendering og build-værktøjer til dig. Next.js leverer alt dette ud af boksen, plus en server runtime.
Hvad React alene lader være at gøre (og Next.js tilføjer)
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React (library) → Next.js (framework) adds:
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UI rendering only → File-based routing (folders = routes)
Client-side rendering → Server rendering (SSR), static generation (SSG), ISR
You wire data fetching → Built-in data fetching + caching
No backend → API routes / Route Handlers (full-stack)
Manual bundling → Zero-config build, code splitting, optimization
Manual <img> → next/image (auto-optimized images), next/font
