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The Next.js 16 Cheatsheet You’ve Been Waiting For

Published about 12 hours ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

Last week I told you I was about to drop something big…

Well, today’s the day. 🎉

I’ve been building something to finally clear the fog around Next.js 16 - all the new caching rules, data-fetching patterns, rendering behaviors, and how Server Components actually work in real apps.

Introducing your Next.js 16 Cheatsheet + Free 3-Part Mini-Course 💫

👉 Click here to get it (free)​

The moment you download it, you’ll unlock a short email course that starts tomorrow.

It’s designed to help you actually understand the cheatsheet, not just save it to your desktop and forget about it.

Here’s what I’ll walk you through over the next few days:

  • What is Next.js? And should you care? How is it different from other new frameworks like TanStack Start?
  • How Server Components really execute
  • The role of Cache Components and Partial Pre-rendering in performance (and when to avoid them)
  • And how all 3️⃣ come together to build fast, production-ready apps

If Next.js has ever felt “too much” or like it changes every time you blink, this is going to make everything feel… finally sane.

Download → Get the Cheatsheet → Get the free course.

Enjoy, and let me know what you think 🍿

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