Next.js Simplifies React
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Next.js: The React Framework
Next.js is an open source JavaScript framework created by Guillermo that powers much of the modern internet, including Midjourney. It originated because Guillermo found React setup too complex. Next.js simplifies React development with built-in features for modern web applications.
Similar tools:
- Next.js Documentation - Get started with official guides
- Vite - Another popular frontend build tool
Guillermo Rauch
CEO and founder of Vercel, creator of Socket.IO
Guillermo Rauch is an Argentine-born software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of Vercel (originally ZEIT, founded 2015), a cloud application company that created and maintains the Next.js web development framework. Before Vercel, he created Socket.IO, the widely-used real-time event-driven JavaScript communication library. Vercel raised $250 million in a Series E round in May 2024 at a $3.25 billion valuation and is also the maker of the v0 AI web development tool and the AI SDK.