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Comment [Prerender React using Next js](https://hashnode.com/posts/prerender-react-using-next-js/5fa4068b3e634314b51790ab)

[Michael Rehnert](https://hashnode.com/@killshot13)

[Nov 5, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/prerender-react-using-next-js/5fa4068b3e634314b51790ab/comment/5fa447be47631a19e811f536)

Hey, I saw your article trending on dev.to and I got super excited because finally, someone decided to write specifically about how they are using Next.js to work around React's abysmal SEO performance.

To their credit Next.js actually explains this whole server vs client-side menagerie quite well, much like you did here, in their official documentation.

I'm curious to ask, did you use any Next outside of the page rendering functions? I want someone to go in-depth with Next.js and determine just how much abuse it can take; honestly, I'm starting to wonder if it has enough functionality to replace React altogether. But I doubt it. Just thinking and typing, sorry.

Thanks for the article though. Cheers!

[Corey O'Donnell](https://hashnode.com/@CodeByCorey)

[Nov 5, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/prerender-react-using-next-js/5fa4068b3e634314b51790ab/comment/5fa447be47631a19e811f536#reply-5fa44b073e634314b5179538)

Yes, Next.js does explain it very well in the documentation but you have to know about Next.js to read about it.

This is a bit of introduction of prerendering and showing how to use some Next.js functionality.

Next.js has some nice components that can be used for optimization. Their routing is simple to use. I also like their serverless style API

Next.js doesn't replace React, it is built on top of it.