World Congress 2022 Jun 15, 2022

Next, Nest, Nuxt… Nust?

Marius Obert

Architecture dictates your JavaScript framework, not the other way around. Cut through the Next, Nuxt, and NestJS ecosystem hype by aligning your rendering strategy with your project's true needs.

Pause
Mute Enter Fullscreen
#1 about 4 min

Motivation for exploring unfamiliar JavaScript frameworks

Leveraging a side project to explore new tools rather than relying mechanically on established technologies.

#2 about 2 min

Evaluating backend options using industry survey data

Using an annual developer survey to compare the popularity of modern frameworks against legacy options like Express.

#3 about 3 min

Exploring historical and modern web request rendering mechanics

How web rendering evolved from traditional server-sent HTML to modern client-side single-page applications.

#4 about 3 min

Comparing client, server, and static site rendering strategies

The trade-offs of various rendering architectures including client-side, server-side, static site generation, and pre-rendering.

#5 about 2 min

Leveraging Gatsby for React-based static site generation

Using Gatsby to build Jamstack applications supported by a rich plugin ecosystem.

#6 about 4 min

Building pre-rendered and serverless applications with Next

Combining automatic static optimization and serverless functions to independently handle stateless backend logic.

#7 about 2 min

Implementing server-rendered Vue apps using the Nuxt framework

Utilizing Nuxt to bring pre-configured server-side rendering and static generation capabilities to the Vue ecosystem.

#8 about 4 min

Developing robust backend applications with the Nest framework

Using Nest with TypeScript, object-relational mapping, and broad protocol support to engineer full-featured backend services.

#9 about 2 min

Comparing framework popularity and baseline learning curves

Analyzing community metrics, download statistics, and foundational technologies to project the ease of framework adoption.

#10 about 3 min

Establishing an architectural decision tree for framework selection

A structured approach to choosing a framework based on desired architecture, rendering strategy, and development goals.

#11 about 2 min

Evaluating Deno maturity and final backend recommendations

Evaluating the production readiness of Deno and sharing final recommendations for backend framework adoption.

Matching moments

1:40 min

Introducing Nest.js for standardized backend development

Maximilian Otto Maximilian Otto · WWC 2024

51 sec

Determining when to use Nest.js in production

Maximilian Otto Maximilian Otto · WWC 2024

1:27 min

Summary of modern Next.js web development toolchains

Marius Obert Marius Obert · WWC 2023

1:38 min

Selecting Next.js for hybrid static and server rendering

Dino Lozina · WWC 2022

3:06 min

Leveraging the Next.js framework for performance improvements

Eileen Fürstenau Eileen Fürstenau · WWC 2024

1:08 min

Selecting opinionated frameworks for hybrid frontend generation tasks

Josh Goldberg · WWC 2021

Upcoming sessions on this topic

Open session

World Congress 2026 North America

Full Stack with Flutter - are we there yet?

Nemanja Stošić

Senior Flutter Developer

Nemanja Stošić
Open session

World Congress 2026 North America

Architecting AI in Angular: WebMCP, A2UI, and the Agent Experience

Ankita Sood

Sr. Principal Engineer @ Secureworks | Angular GDE

Ankita Sood
Open session

World Congress 2026 North America

Testing React Backends Like a Pro: Mocking Databases with SQLite

David Morris

Solution Architect

David Morris
Open session

World Congress 2026 North America

Beyond Vibe Coding: An AI Builder’s Guide to Migrating 10k+ React Components

Shubham Chaurasia

Senior Software Engineer @ Meta

Shubham Chaurasia
Open session

World Congress 2026 North America

Fast by Design: A Masterclass in High-Performance Web Engineering

Aaron Grogg

Senior web developer, committed to improving the user experience by improving web performance

Aaron Grogg
Open session

World Congress 2026 North America

One Repo, One Strategy: Scalable Full-Stack Testing in a Monorepo World

Paweł Matynia, Bartosz Leczycki

Paweł Matynia
Bartosz Leczycki