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Posts about “next.js”

Next.js after: Track Analytics and Events Without Slowing Down Your App

27 Feb 2025

Imagine: you run a busy online shop where every moment matters.

Your customers expect the fastest page loads, yet you still require dependable analytics to understand user behaviour and drive informed business decisions.

Relying solely on client-side tracking with tools like PostHog can be fraught with challenges. Many users have ad blockers or privacy extensions that prevent tracking scripts from running, and even when these scripts do execute, they can slow down page rendering and affect conversion rates.

In this post I'll go over how you can use Next.js 15’s next/after API to handle analytics and events without slowing down your site.

Choosing Your React Framework in 2025: Understanding Next.js Trade-offs

13 Feb 2025

I love Next.js. It's been my framework of choice since my first tiny contribution in 2017.

Yesterday, I joined a team discussion about which React framework to choose. In 2025, that decision is harder than ever, with so many excellent alternatives available.

While Next.js is recommended by React themselves, and is a very popular choice, the not-so-good parts are often left out on platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube.

I plan to write about the good things about Next.js 15 in the future, but here are some challenges I still face using it today.