🚀 Next.js Blog – Day 2: Understanding the File-Based Routing System
📌 What is File-Based Routing? In traditional React applications, routing is managed using a third-party library like React Router . However, Next.js simplifies routing with a file-based approach , meaning the structure of your pages/ directory directly maps to routes in your application. 📂 Folder Structure & Routing Consider this simple project structure : java Copy Edit /pages ├── index.js → Home Page ( "/" ) ├── about.js → About Page ( "/about" ) ├── contact.js → Contact Page ( "/contact" ) ├── blog/ │ ├── index.js → Blog Listing ( "/blog" ) │ ├── post.js → Single Blog Post ( "/blog/post" ) 🛠️ How It Works Each file inside pages/ automatically becomes a route. Nested folders create nested routes . There’s no need for explicit route definitions —Next.js handles it dynamically . ⚡ Dynamic Routes What if we need dynamic pages like /blog/[slug] ? Next.js suppor...