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Real-World Next.js

You're reading from   Real-World Next.js Build scalable, high-performance, and modern web applications using Next.js, the React framework for production

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801073493
Length 366 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Michele Riva Michele Riva
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Introduction to Next.js
2. Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction to Next.js FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Exploring Different Rendering Strategies 4. Chapter 3: Next.js Basics and Built-In Components 5. Part 2: Hands-On Next.js
6. Chapter 4: Organizing the Code Base and Fetching Data in Next.js 7. Chapter 5: Managing Local and Global States in Next.js 8. Chapter 6: CSS and Built-In Styling Methods 9. Chapter 7: Using UI Frameworks 10. Chapter 8: Using a Custom Server 11. Chapter 9: Testing Next.js 12. Chapter 10: Working with SEO and Managing Performance 13. Chapter 11: Different Deployment Platforms 14. Part 3: Next.js by Example
15. Chapter 12: Managing Authentication and User Sessions 16. Chapter 13: Building an E-Commerce Website with Next.js and GraphCMS 17. Chapter 14: Example Projects and Next Steps for Learning More 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 7: Using UI Frameworks

In the previous chapter, we saw how Next.js can improve our productivity by giving us many valid alternatives for writing CSS without the need to install and configure many different external packages.

Still, there are cases where we may want to use pre-built UI libraries to take advantage of their components, themes, and built-in features so that we don't have to build them from scratch and to take advantage of a vast community that can help us when any problem occurs.

In this chapter, we will discover some modern UI libraries and learn how to integrate them properly in any Next.js application. We will look at the following in detail:

  • What UI libraries are and why we might need them
  • How to integrate Chakra UI
  • How to integrate TailwindCSS
  • How to use Headless UI components

By the end of the chapter, you will be able to integrate any UI library by following the tips and principles that we'll see in the following...

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