Nextjs Essentials: Building Modern Web Apps

Master NextJS and OpenAI: Build Dynamic Apps with Authentication and AI-Powered Features

What you'll learn

Build dynamic, scalable, and production-ready web applications using NextJS

Implement authentication with NextAuth, including GitHub login integration.

Leverage OpenAI APIs to generate dynamic blog content.

Debug and optimize modern TypeScript-based applications.

Enhance user experience with dynamic and static rendering techniques.

Design responsive interfaces with React and Tailwind CSS.

Requirements

Basic understanding of JavaScript and React

Familiarity with HTML/CSS and Node

Basic knowledge of REST APIs and asynchronous programming.

An active OpenAI account (for hands-on exercises).

Environment setup: Node installed and basic experience with a code editor (e.g., VS Code).

Description

This comprehensive course offers an in-depth exploration of NextJS, equipping you with the skills to build modern, dynamic web applications that deliver seamless user experiences. As the world of web development continues to evolve, NextJS remains at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies, and this course ensures you stay ahead of the curve.Throughout the course, you'll dive into advanced NextJS features, including the implementation of secure authentication using NextAuth. You'll gain hands-on experience integrating popular authentication providers such as GitHub, ensuring your applications are both secure and user-friendly. Additionally, you'll learn how to leverage OpenAI APIs to incorporate AI-powered content, unlocking new possibilities for your projects.The course emphasizes the importance of performance optimization, teaching you how to use both dynamic and static rendering techniques to improve load times and user satisfaction. You'll also set up a robust TypeScript development environment to streamline your coding experience and minimize errors.User interface design is another key focus, with lessons dedicated to creating responsive, intuitive layouts using React and Tailwind CSS. You'll learn how to design beautiful, accessible UIs that adapt to different screen sizes and devices.Moreover, the course covers debugging common issues and optimizing API performance, ensuring that your applications run smoothly and efficiently in real-world scenarios. With practical, hands-on projects, you'll gain valuable experience in building scalable, production-ready applications. Whether you're advancing your career or launching innovative web applications, this course empowers you to succeed in the fast-paced world of web development.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: 2-Why Choose Next.js

Lecture 2 Discovering the Next.js framework

Lecture 3 What is a Web Framework

Section 3: Learning the Basics

Lecture 4 Getting started with the Next.js-tooling

Lecture 5 Creating new pages

Lecture 6 Creating Pages Inside Subdirectories

Lecture 7 Creating Link for Routes

Lecture 8 Creating Dynamic Routes

Section 4: Pre-rendering and Data Fetching

Lecture 9 Exploring rendering strategies

Lecture 10 Hands on with Build Time Pre-rendering

Lecture 11 Exploring Server Side Rendering

Lecture 12 Exploring getStaticPaths

Lecture 13 Handling errors with a fallback page (404 not found)

Lecture 14 Customizing an error page

Section 5: Stying NextJs Application

Lecture 15 Adding Global Styles

Lecture 16 Using scoped CSS with CSS Modules

Lecture 17 Styling Next.js with styled JSX

Lecture 18 Loading Static Images

Section 6: Creating a Blog Application using TypeScript and Tailwind

Lecture 19 Getting started with the Project

Lecture 20 Creating Pages and Layouts

Lecture 21 Accessing Posts using Dynamic Routes

Lecture 22 Using Tailwind CSS - For Post Details

Lecture 23 Using CSS modules for Home Page

Lecture 24 Accessing Current Path and using clsx

Section 7: Deploy and Connect to a Data Store

Lecture 25 Create GitHub Repo and Push the project

Lecture 26 Deploy on Vercel

Lecture 27 Setting up Postgres Database

Lecture 28 Fetching Data from Postgres Database

Lecture 29 Creating New Blog Posts

Section 8: Pre-rendering, Optimizing and Error Handling

Lecture 30 Enable streaming and partial rendering with a loading page

Lecture 31 Adding loading skeletons

Lecture 32 Handling Errors

Lecture 33 Static and Dynamic Rendering in Action

Section 9: Authentication

Lecture 34 Setting up NextAuth - Implementing SignIn and Securing Routes

Lecture 35 Implementing Signout

Section 10: Generative AI Build - Create Blogs using OpenAI

Lecture 36 Integrating OpenAI with NextJS Blog Project

Section 11: Conclusion

Lecture 37 Conclusion and Code Download

Developers eager to learn modern web development techniques.,React developers transitioning to NextJS,Backend engineers exploring full-stack development.,Anyone interested in integrating AI-powered features into applications.