Welcome to the Next.js and T3 Stack Implementation Techniques Lab! In this lab, you’ll be introduced to some of the latest and best practices for implementing various aspects of a project using Next.js or T3 Stack. This lab material will also be particularly helpful for those working on mobile development using React Native. We will cover the following topics.

<aside> 💡 The goal is not to give a tutorial, the internet is already good at that. But I would like to guide you towards some of the conventions being used today.

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Your Task

Given what you have worked on in the past labs, and from looking and researching the available options here. Try to construct a typical Stack that you would be using in your project (DO NOT GIVE ME CODE, give me a definition of your chosen tech stack). If is okay to express uncertainty in some of the areas. You don’t have to restrict yourself only to what is available below. You may involve other packages or languages. (Angular, Python, Spring, Java, FastAPI, etc).

Note that some of the technology here is considered Bleeding Edge. This either means that is solves the given problem in an easier way, a faster way, or a more secure way. Cutting Edge can cut you. So be careful.

If you’re working with split environments, It is better to start working on your DB first, then Backend, then frontend.

1. Authentication / Authorization

Consider using these packages for secure and efficient authentication and authorization in your Next.js projects:

• 💎 Clerk: An authentication and user management solution for web applications. It provides a simple and secure way to add user authentication and authorization to your application, with built-in support for social logins, multi-factor authentication, and password-less authentication. They have a good free tier.

Clerk | Authentication and User Management

• 👍 NextAuth.js / Auth.js: A comprehensive solution for authentication and authorization in Next.js applications. It supports various providers, such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

NextAuth.js

• 🙃 Passport.js: A flexible authentication middleware for Node.js that can easily integrate with Next.js projects. It supports a wide range of strategies, including OAuth, JWT, and local authentication.

https://www.passportjs.org/

2. UI/UX

For modern and responsive UI/UX in Next.js applications, consider using the following libraries:

• UPDATE APR 2024: Shadcn must be one of your go-tos. You get full ownership of the components and are styled using Tailwind.
• 💎 Tailwind: No description needed.
  • Other React Based UI Libraries built on top of Taildind:
    • TailwindUI
    • FlowBite
  • Copy-Paste Style (Pure HTML)
    • Tailblocks.cc
• 🫤 Material-UI: A popular React-based UI framework that provides a set of consistent and customizable components.