Next.js — Prerequisites

What You Need Before Starting

1. Solid React (required)

Components, props, state, and hooks (useState, useEffect at minimum) need to already be comfortable, not brand-new. Every Next.js page is still, fundamentally, a React component — this course does not re-explain what a component is, what props are, or how state/re-rendering works. If any of that feels shaky, finish this platform's own React technology first; it's a direct, hard prerequisite, not a "nice to have."

2. Basic Node.js / npm familiarity (recommended, not required)

You'll run a scaffolding command, start a local dev server, and install packages via npm (or a similar package manager) throughout this course. You don't need deep Node.js knowledge — just comfort running commands like npm install and npm run