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

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.

Creating An Animation Sequence Using Framer Motion

Framer Motion makes creating a sequence of animations easy.

In this example, we will create a React component that animates a circle in the center of three boxes.