Free Next.js 16 beginner course

A developer named Yogesh Chavan is pointing beginners to a free Next.js 16 course built around an expense manager app, tying a new framework release to a portfolio-style project. (nextjs.org) (github.com) Next.js is the React framework maintained by Vercel, and version 16 was released on October 21, 2025 with changes to caching, routing, and development tooling. The official release notes list stable Turbopack, new Cache Components, React 19.2 features, and breaking changes including async params and new `next/image` defaults. (nextjs.org) For beginners, the core concept is that Next.js adds file-based routing and server-side features on top of React, so one codebase can handle pages, data fetching, and backend-style logic. The current App Router docs say that model uses Server Components, Suspense, and Server Functions, and starts with `create-next-app` plus TypeScript support. (nextjs.org) That makes a hands-on project more useful than a feature tour. A working expense manager forces learners to build forms, lists, navigation, authentication, and data updates in one app instead of stopping at a landing page. (courses.yogeshchavan.dev) Chavan’s existing expense manager course page shows 60 lessons and a 9+ hour prerecorded curriculum, including authentication, protected routes, search, filtering, sorting, profile updates, and loading and error states. The same page says students build the app from scratch with React and TypeScript and work through add, edit, delete, and session features. (courses.yogeshchavan.dev) The portfolio angle is also easy to see in the feature list. The course page highlights dark and light mode, responsive design, reusable components, validation, and custom hooks, which are the kinds of implementation details hiring managers often expect candidates to explain in interviews. (courses.yogeshchavan.dev) Chavan presents himself as a full-stack developer with 12+ years of experience, 100+ technical articles, and 3,000+ students trained, according to his GitHub profile. That profile also lists React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and several database tools among his regular stack. (github.com) The timing lines up with a common problem for new developers: framework releases move fast, but beginner material often trails by months. By anchoring a course to Next.js 16 and an end-to-end app, the pitch is less about isolated syntax and more about shipping something current enough to demo. (nextjs.org 1) (nextjs.org 2) For anyone starting from zero, the practical takeaway is simple: learn the App Router basics, then build a small full-stack app that stores, edits, and protects user data. That is the path this course is selling, and it matches how Next.js itself now teaches the framework. (nextjs.org) (courses.yogeshchavan.dev)