next.js
What Is the Next.js App Router?
The App Router is the modern way to build routes in Next.js 13+. It uses React Server Components by default and brings a cleaner, file-based convention.
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From the glossary
react
React Server Components
Components that render exclusively on the server, shipping zero JavaScript to the browser. They can read databases and secrets directly, with async/await at the top level.
performance
Edge Runtime
A V8-isolate execution environment that runs at 100+ global PoPs. Cold-start time is under 1ms — orders of magnitude faster than traditional serverless functions.
next.js
App Router
The file-based routing system introduced in Next.js 13 that uses React Server Components by default, co-locates layouts, and enables streaming HTML responses.
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