Next.js 16

Posted3 months agoActive3 months ago

FBISurveillance

28 points

10 comments

nextjs.orgTechstory

excitedpositive

Debate

20/100

Next.jsReactWeb Development

Key topics

Next.js

React

Web Development

The release of Next.js 16 brings new features and improvements to the popular React framework, with the community generally welcoming the update and discussing its potential applications.

Snapshot generated from the HN discussion

Discussion Activity

Light discussion

First comment

44m

Peak period

6-7h

Avg / period

1.7

Key moments

01Story posted
Oct 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM EDT
3 months ago
Step 01
02First comment
Oct 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM EDT
44m after posting
Step 02
03Peak activity
2 comments in 6-7h
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03
04Latest activity
Oct 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM EDT
3 months ago
Step 04

Generating AI Summary...

Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns

Discussion (10 comments)

Showing 10 comments

tipiirai

3 months ago

2 replies

I’m guessing 400MB for a blank Hello, World app

akmittal

3 months ago

2 replies

Everyone like to shit on node/nextjs ecosystem. Developers are putting real effort to improve though. JS tooling is moving to rust, node is adding high level APIs so we should need lesser third part libraries.

pjmlp

3 months ago

1 reply

I have an idea, also replace JS with Rust, don't stop at the tooling.

Kind of interesting how the scripting languages that were all the range in 2010 as replacement for Java, C#, are now being rewritten in Rust, Go, C++, Dart after crumbling in performance issues.

mrsmrtss

3 months ago

1 reply

Why are you excluding C# and Java here? There are certainly many rewrites to these languages, but this kind of rewrites are "boring" for the crowds here and don't get the spotlight. IMO building web services with Rust, C++ is a almost always a wrong choice.

pjmlp

3 months ago

Because that isn't what cool kids in JavaScript ecosystem are flocking to, that is their parents languages.

Myself I will keep using C# and Java as long as I can in the middle of all this AI craziness, see my profile.

brazukadev

3 months ago

There're people working on all bad software, scammers also work hard. We should not reward them in anyway tho.

biinjo

3 months ago

That’s before installing dependencies.

e2e4

3 months ago

Neat (if it works):

# Use the automated upgrade CLI npx @next/codemod@canary upgrade latest

brazukadev

3 months ago

It's funny that on the 16th iteration, they change a core feature like middleware and break all existing code. Nextjs is pure garbage, advertised by React.

jemiluv8

3 months ago

I suppose they are still shipping these things. With mcp integration and bluh, bluh, bluh. I marvel always at how much has changed and also how little has changed in building websites. My verdict: little has changed on the web. We just have too much commercial interest and a bunch of cs grads that need to do something with their theoretical skills.

View full discussion on Hacker News

ID: 45663676Type: storyLast synced: 11/20/2025, 2:09:11 PM

Want the full context?

Jump to the original sources

Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.

Open link View on HN