Understand file-based routing, layouts, and nested routes in the App Router.

Learn when and how to use React Server Components effectively.

Compare server-side, client-side, and hybrid fetching patterns.

Handle auth, redirects, and headers at the edge layer.

CSS Modules, Tailwind CSS, and CSS-in-JS approaches compared.

Ship your Next.js app with zero-config deployment to Vercel.

Build backend endpoints directly inside your Next.js project.

Implement login flows with JWT, sessions, and OAuth providers.

Use next/image for automatic optimization, lazy loading, and responsive images.