Next.js - The Comprehensive Guide
From React fundamentals to AI-powered full-stack apps. You build one production-ready app end to end.
Who it's for
- ✓Experienced TypeScript and JavaScript developers
- ✓Engineers moving from Java, C#, Python or Go
- ✓CTOs and tech leads evaluating AI integration
You build a real app, not toy examples
Every concept is applied to one cohesive project: HelpDesk AI, an AI-powered support portal. You build it end to end, not as a pile of disconnected snippets.
What's inside
- 1TypeScript, modern JavaScript and React, from fundamentals to advanced patterns
- 2Next.js: routing, rendering strategies, data fetching and styling
- 3Databases with Prisma, authentication, forms, email and real-time
- 4The Vercel AI SDK: chat, structured output, tool calling and RAG with pgvector
- 5Testing, security, monitoring and deployment to Vercel and Docker
- 6Internationalisation, the ecosystem and AI-assisted development with Claude Code
Why I'm writing it
I'm Florian Wessels, and I build AI-powered web apps for a living. I wanted the book I wish I'd had: one cohesive, production-grade project instead of disconnected tutorials. The same expertise goes into the apps I build for clients.
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