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Gain insights into building ultra-fast React apps with Next.js. Delve into static optimization, SEO practices, and deploying a giphy search app using the giphy.com API.

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React is an amazing framework that allows you to build front-ends that are unmatched in speed, functionality, and ease of use. Where React falls short though is its ability to optimize for search engines. That’s where Next.js comes in.

In this course, you will learn to build a giphy search app using the giphy.com API. To kick things off, you’ll learn how to statically optimize a Next.js page, creating an ultra fast loading experience for users. You’ll then dive into the inner workings of creating your giphy search app. 

In the back half of the course, you will learn how to optimize for SEO, and how to deploy your application. By the end, you will have a great new framework to add to your resume and a new shiny application to add to your portfolio.

Next.js - The ultimate way to build React apps

# What is the lightning bolt thing?
I do not actually know if it is a lightning bolt, but it looks like one. The first thing you should know about it is that it will not show on a deployed live version of your app. It only shows in your development environment. This indicates if this page of your application was automatically statically optimized in HTML.

Having a statically optimized Next.js page is a good thing. How will you know if it has met all the criteria to make it one? That is where the static optimization indicator comes in to help out.

Introduction

Getting Started

Development Tools & Pre-Rendering

Application Development

SEO

Deployment and CI/CD

Conclusion

Static Optimization Indicator

What is the lightning bolt thing?