From Hardcoded Pages to Reusable Components in Next.js
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Introduction
When a project is just starting, itβs common to build pages quickly using hardcoded layouts. It helps move fast and show visible progress. However, as the project grows, this approach often starts creating problems instead of solving them.
While working with Next.js at Murmu Software Infotech, I encountered this situation while developing multiple industry-based pages. Refactoring these pages into reusable components became a necessary step to keep the codebase clean, scalable, and easy to manage.
Why Hardcoded Pages Stop Working
Hardcoded pages usually work well at the beginning, but over time they start to feel restrictive. I noticed that:
- The same layout was repeated across many pages
- Small UI changes required updates in multiple files
- Keeping the design consistent became difficult
- Adding new pages took more time than expected
As the number of pages increased, maintaining them started to slow down development.
Moving Towards Reusable Components
Future-Proof Your Frontend with Reusable, Scalable Architecture
Since Next.js is built on React, it naturally supports a component-based approach. Instead of rewriting the same layout again and again, I began breaking pages into smaller, reusable components such as:
