Why do many developers learn React first?

Because React provides the foundation required to understand modern frontend frameworks like Next.js.

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Most beginners should learn React first because Next.js builds upon React concepts.

Technically yes, but it is generally much harder and not recommended.

Once you're comfortable building React projects and using hooks, you can begin learning Next.js.

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