Founders ask: “Which stack should we use?”
The better question: “How fast do we need to iterate after launch?”
The right stack reduces future friction.
In production Next.js apps, performance issues rarely come from React.
They usually come from inefficient data access.
Fix queries, caching, and API contracts first.
After shipping 20+ production systems, I’ve learned this:
Most technical problems are actually decision problems.
Architecture choices decide whether a product scales or stalls.