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I previously visited nexjs.org and read the docs, and it wasn't clear that Next.js is a full-stack framework. The term "full stack" isn't used anywhere at nextj

I previously visited nexjs.org and read the docs, and it wasn't clear that Next.js is a full-stack framework. The term "full stack" isn't used anywhere at nextjs.org[1], unlike rubyonrails.org[2]. Furthermore, there are numerous references on the web to Next.js being a front-end framework, including statements made by Next.js maintainers[3]. Do these statements not reflect the current state of Next.js? If Next.js is a full-stack framework, then this seems to be another instance of JavaScript tools having inadequate documentation. Speaking of which, if Next.js is a full-stack framework that's comparable to Rails and Django, why is the documentation just one page (!) and there's no mention of database migrations or other basic features that are included with every full-stack framework? [1] https://www.google.com/search?q="full+stack"+site:nextjs.org https://www.google.com/search?q="full+stack"+site:nextjs.org [2] https://www.google.com/search?q="full+stack"+site:rubyonrails.org https://www.google.com/search?q="full+stack"+site:rubyonrail... [3] https://github.com/zeit/next.js/issues/1933#issuecomment-300476550 https://github.com/zeit/next.js/issues/1933#issuecomment-300...

ricardobeat 8y ago
Apologies for the tone. RoR website does not describe itself as 'full stack', neither is it a full-stack framework in the modern sense since there is no client-side library other than the ajax helpers. Next.js is not a 'client side framework' in the usual sense, as it encompasses server side rendering, but it doesn't mean you'll be writing your backend logic in it (unless you want to) or that it will include an ORM.
friedman23 8y ago
Next.js is not really a fullstack framework. It provides a server for static websites but as soon as you want dynamic content you can use any js api framework of your choice.

ricardobeat 8y ago

Apologies for the tone. RoR website does not describe itself as 'full stack', neither is it a full-stack framework in the modern sense since there is no client-side library other than the ajax helpers. Next.js is not a 'client side framework' in the usual sense, as it encompasses server side rendering, but it doesn't mean you'll be writing your backend logic in it (unless you want to) or that it will include an ORM.

friedman23 8y ago

Next.js is not really a fullstack framework. It provides a server for static websites but as soon as you want dynamic content you can use any js api framework of your choice.