App Router vs Pages Router: What Actually Changed in Next.js
Half the "Next.js is confusing now" complaints come from mixing App Router concepts into Pages Router thinking. Here's what actually changed, not just what's new.
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Half the "Next.js is confusing now" complaints come from mixing App Router concepts into Pages Router thinking. Here's what actually changed, not just what's new.

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