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Next.js 16.1 File System Caching: 10x Faster Dev Startup
Every time I restarted the dev server on our main application, I'd wait 12-15 seconds. Open laptop, run npm run dev, wait. Switch branches, restart, wait. After...
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Every time I restarted the dev server on our main application, I'd wait 12-15 seconds. Open laptop, run npm run dev, wait. Switch branches, restart, wait. After...
I used to spend 10 minutes explaining my Next.js app structure to Claude before asking about a bug. Routes, layouts, caching configuration all copied and pasted...
Debugging a hydration mismatch used to mean copying error messages, pasting them into Claude, and explaining my route structure. With Next.js 16's MCP integrati...
For 18 months, I've been conducting a real-world experiment across 12 different projects, systematically comparing CSS-in-JS solutions (styled-components, Emoti...