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Next.js is infuriating

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1033 points Bogdanp | 2 comments | 02 Sep 25 06:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.48s | source
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platelminto ◴[02 Sep 25 09:57 UTC] No.45100959[source]▶
I was about to start a new project with Next.js... is anyone willing to give me some advice?

I'm about to start building an e-commerce site (30-50k poster print designs, i.e. no inventory), and was leaning towards a Django backend (because I know it) and... some sort of SSR frontend. I'm not really a frontend guy, but taking this as an opportunity to learn it. This article obviously does not inspire confidence in me choosing Next.js - would someone have any suggestions/pros and cons of what to use?

I currently see the options for doing SSR as:

- Next.js: well-represented in AI training data (though recent versions had breaking changes? I'm not sure), but annoying to actually use (according to this article/general sentiment I've found online), and pushes you into Vercel? (I barely know what that means)

- SvelteKit: best DX and nice to use, but might be less present in AI training data?

- Django templates + HTMX: possibly limiting? Less maintainable once you get to a certain size? I'm not sure.

- Other options?

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xdanger ◴[02 Sep 25 10:26 UTC] No.45101160[source]▶
You should really try Nuxt (a vue framework, like Next.js but better).
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Aldipower ◴[02 Sep 25 11:44 UTC] No.45101786[source]▶
I had to use a webpage built with Nuxt recently. This thing was completely messed up.
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1. xdanger ◴[04 Sep 25 14:49 UTC] No.45127930[source]▶
Mess ups are not framework dependant.
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2. Aldipower ◴[10 Sep 25 12:37 UTC] No.45196748[source]▶
To some extend they are, sure. A framework is there to assist and help you. If you mess things up, then to some extend the framework wasn't very helpful or even distracting.