Next.js 14+ App Router & Full-Stack Architecture › 15. Partial Prerendering (PPR): Combining Static Shells with Dynamic Holes

Course Syllabus

01. Next.js 14+ Evolution: Pages Router vs App Router Architecture 02. Project Structure, Special File Conventions (page, layout, template, loading, error) 03. Rendering Strategies: Static Rendering (SSG), Dynamic Rendering (SSR) & Streaming

04. React Server Components (RSC) Deep Dive: The Server-Client Component Boundary 05. Passing Data between RSC & Client: Serialization Rules & The Children Pattern 06. Server-Only Packages (import "server-only") & Taint API for Secret Protection

07. Dynamic Segments, Catch-All ([...slug]) & Optional Catch-All ([[...slug]]) 08. Parallel Routes (@modal, @analytics) & Conditional Slot Rendering 09. Intercepting Routes ((..)photos, (.)login) & Instagram/Twitter Modal Architecture

10. Server Actions ("use server"): Type-Safe Mutations without REST Endpoints 11. Form Validation with useFormState, useFormStatus, and Zod Schemas 12. Optimistic UI Updates with useOptimistic Hook in Server Actions

13. The 4-Layer Caching Engine: Request Memoization, Data Cache, Full Route Cache, Router Cache 14. On-Demand Revalidation: revalidatePath vs revalidateTag with Cache Tags 15. Partial Prerendering (PPR): Combining Static Shells with Dynamic Holes

16. Route Handlers (route.ts): Building REST API Endpoints with NextResponse 17. Edge Middleware (middleware.ts): Geo-Routing, Bot Detection & Header Injection 18. Authentication Architecture with Auth.js (NextAuth v5) & JWT Sessions 19. SEO Mastery: Dynamic Metadata, OpenGraph Image Generation (ImageResponse) & Sitemap 20. Production Docker Multi-Stage Build & Standalone Deployment on Cloud VPS