Presented at Next.js Conf 2023. View all talks from the conference here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnKlKpPeagl57K9bCw_IXShWQXePnXjY Explore templates of sites built with Next.js: https://vercel.fyi/verceltemplates Check out the Vercel product tour: https://vercel.fyi/producttour In this talk, I'll share my journey of discovering Next.js at the end of December 2022, a transformative moment in my coding experience. Prior to that, I relied on create-react-app and painstakingly built everything from the ground up, including the frontend, backend, and database. I'll discuss the challenges I faced, the steep learning curve I navigated, and the months I dedicated to figuring it all out. Discover how the introduction of the Next.js framework changed the game for me, allowing me to build projects 10 times faster. I'll delve into essential concepts, including file-based routing and nested routes, route handlers, redirects, and middleware, providing valuable insights to enhance your development workflow and productivity.