Next.js 11 by Vercel will reinvent the application and web development process

Vercel, the company that created Next.js has introduced the latest version of Next.js. The newly launched version named Next.js 11 has advanced features for performance enhancement. 

 

 The new set of developments will have Babel (JavaScript Compiler) loader for webpack, optimization and addition of memory configuration caching layer. The changes will foster faster web development experience.

 

Next.js 11 will make the web browser the most important component for the application development process. This will open the possibility for developers to collaborate and share instantaneously through a URL. It will scale up the feedback loop and reduce the waiting time for builds. It will also provide real time peer programming and editing in the browser. 

 

Developers can leverage maximum benefit from Next.js’s script component as it will allow them to set the loading priority for third party scripts. It will save the developer’s time and will enhance loading performance. Websites usually take help from 3rd party applications for data analytics,  advertisements, customer support widgets and consent management.

 

It is an arduous task from the developer’s perspective to arrange the heavy scripts. The scripts also reduce website users' viewership experience. With the new function of next/script the developers can define the strategy and Next.js11 will automatically arrange and prioritize the heavy scripts to improve loading performance.

 

Developers will now get better default systems for optimum performance. The next/image component can be used for better visual experience. The Cumulative Layout Shift has taken a back seat in the new model and it will provide better UX design. 

 

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Developers can use the new properties to ease the image transition. The image placeholders also reduce the perceived loading time. This will guarantee a rich experience to users with slow internet connections. 

 

Upgrade Guide

 

• With Next.js 11 the minimum React version is updated to ‘17. 0. 2’.

• Next.js 11 will use ‘create Root’  with react 18 alpha

 

CRA Migration

 

• Developers can convert the application to Next.js through the new tool next/codemod it will automatically convert the create react application that will be compatible to next.js platform

• It will add the pages directory and will also move CSS imports to the correct path. 

 

As reported by Infoworld Vercel the developer of Next.js 11 said, “Next.js startup time has been improved by as much as 24 percent. Processing time for changes from edit to screen has been reduced by 40 percent”