Chapter 1, Introduction to Server-Side Rendering and Next.js, explains the basics of frontend development, problem definition, what frameworks are available, and what problems they solve, what server-side rendering is, and why it is needed. This chapter explains the benefits of Next.js.
Chapter 2, Next.js Fundamentals, explains the fundamental things about building JavaScript apps and React apps in particular. It guides the reader through installation and the development/build life cycle of the Next.js application. You'll learn how to create website pages and wire them together through the website navigation. After that, styling and rich content approaches are explained.
Chapter 3, Next.js Configuration, will go into ...