Next.js Performance in 2026: A Field Guide for App Router Teams
Where App Router apps actually lose time — oversized client bundles, waterfalls and unclear caching — and the fixes that move Core Web Vitals in production.
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Where App Router apps actually lose time — oversized client bundles, waterfalls and unclear caching — and the fixes that move Core Web Vitals in production.
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