The internship baseline is JavaScript, React and Next.js. What do you add on top, and why?
Those three are fixed. Everything else is your call, and every addition is a cost you carry later.
The baseline is fixed
JavaScript, React, and Next.js are non-negotiable. Everything past that is your call, and every extra tool is one more thing you have to debug, keep updated, and explain to whoever works on the code next.
I am thinking of adding [tool name] to a Next.js App Router project. What does it do that JavaScript, React, and Next.js cannot handle on their own? List the native alternatives I should try first.
Every addition is a cost
A tool you pick up mid-deadline slows you down. Know the risk before you reach for it, not after.
What are the risks of adding [tool name] to a Next.js App Router project for a first internship, and what would I do if it stopped being maintained?
The baseline is fixed. Every tool you add on top needs a reason, because you carry its cost later.
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