Frontend Framework: REACT w NEXT

By Jennifer Tieu - github: @jennifertieu and Emmilie Estabillo - github: @emestabillo

REACT

React is a free and open-source front-end JavaScript library for building user interfaces based on components.

• more lightweight and straightforward to use
• highly customizable to project needs
• team members are already familiar with React

NEXTJS

A React framework for building full-stack web applications.

• It handles configurations with bundling, compiling, etc. to allow developers to focus on building.
• It is extremely fast because of the static destinations and server-side rendering
• It is SEO-friendly (strong search engine visibility and rankings)
• It provides certain conventions and performance enhancement features, such as Image Optimization out of the box
• It offers code splitting where users are only presented with the code they need, resulting in faster initial load times
• It includes built-in page routing and easy deployment to the server
• Opinionated
• Some team members are familiar with Next.js

Next.js has a lot of built-in features that will allow for faster development time and easy deployment. The framework uses React which most of the team is familiar with. It is used by many developers so the resources and support are abundant. While it does have a learning curve, some team members are familiar with it and can help with any knowledge gaps.