Nextal
Starter template for NextJs with TypeScript. Supports Tailwind with CSS-Modules. Vitest and @react/testing-library configured and ready to go. Also ESLint, Prettier, Husky, Commit-lint and Atomic Design for components.
Overview
This product analysis discusses a starter template for creating Next.js apps called Next 12 with React 18. The template includes various features such as TypeScript, Jest for unit testing, Tailwind CSS with JIT for utility-first CSS, dark mode support, CSS Modules, and an Atomic Design organization. It also offers absolute imports and Hero icons for easy development. The template can be deployed on Netlify with zero configuration.
Features
- Next 12 with React 18: Utilizes the latest versions of Next.js and React for building modern web applications.
- TypeScript: Provides type safety and improved developer experience with type checking and static analysis.
- Jest: Simplifies unit testing by offering an easy-to-use testing framework.
- Tailwind with JIT: Uses the next generation utility-first CSS framework Tailwind CSS with just-in-time compilation for optimized stylesheets.
- Dark Mode: Supports dark mode functionality for enhanced user experience.
- CSS Modules: Allows for modular CSS by scoping styles to specific components.
- Atomic Design organization: Organizes code and components based on the Atomic Design methodology.
- Absolute Imports: Simplifies importing by allowing the use of absolute paths instead of relative paths.
- Hero icons: Provides a collection of free icons for use in the application.
- Next.js
Next.js is a React-based web framework that enables server-side rendering, static site generation, and other powerful features for building modern web applications.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- Tailwind
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides pre-defined classes for building responsive and customizable user interfaces.
- Templates & Themes
A template or theme refers to a pre-designed layout or structure that provides a basic framework for building a specific type of application or website. It typically includes good design, placeholder content and functional features, allowing developers to customize and fill in the details according to their specific needs.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Postcss
PostCSS is a popular open-source tool that enables web developers to transform CSS styles with JavaScript plugins. It allows for efficient processing of CSS styles, from applying vendor prefixes to improving browser compatibility, ultimately resulting in cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
