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27.10.2026 · 6 min read

How to Structure a Large Next.js App (App Router, 2026)

The feature-based folder structure I use for large Next.js App Router projects, with the rules that keep it clean as the team and codebase grow.

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  1. 005How to Structure a Large Next.js App (App Router, 2026)The feature-based folder structure I use for large Next.js App Router projects, with the rules that keep it clean as the team and codebase grow.6 min27 Oct 26
  2. 004The Code Review Checklist I Use With My TeamThe checklist my team uses for every pull request: author prep, correctness, React specifics, security, accessibility, and how we write review comments.5 min27 Oct 26
  3. 003How I Estimate Web Projects as a Team LeadThe estimation process I use for client web projects, with a worked example: task breakdown, three-point estimates, overhead, risk buffers and quoting a range.5 min27 Oct 26
  4. 002From Senior Developer to Team Lead: What Actually ChangesWhat really changed when I moved from senior developer to team lead: how success is measured, delegation, reviews, communication, and protecting focus time.5 min27 Oct 26
  5. 001From Beginner to Full-Stack DeveloperHow I went from fighting CSS alignment in 2018 to leading 15+ developers: every role along the way, what each one taught me, and the advice I would give someone starting today.6 min14 Dec 25

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  • What is the best folder structure for a large Next.js App Router project?

    Keep the app directory thin and use it only for routing, then group everything else by feature: each feature folder holds its components, server actions, queries, validation schemas and types. Shared UI goes in components/ui and infrastructure such as the database client and auth goes in lib.

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  • What should a code review checklist include?

    Cover five areas: whether the change does what the ticket asks, whether it is readable and consistent with the codebase, framework-specific pitfalls such as React effects and keys, security and access control, and accessibility. Leave formatting and linting to automated tools so humans focus on logic.

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  • How do you estimate a web development project?

    Break the project into tasks no bigger than two or three days, estimate each with an optimistic, likely and pessimistic number, combine them with the PERT formula, then add overhead for reviews, testing, meetings and deployment, plus a risk buffer. Quote the result as a range, not a single date.

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  • What is the difference between a senior developer and a team lead?

    A senior developer is measured mostly by the quality of their own work. A team lead is measured by what the whole team delivers. The lead still writes and reviews code, but also plans work, makes and explains technical decisions, unblocks people, and communicates with clients and management.

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  • How did Hardik Gohil go from beginner to team lead?

    He graduated in Computer Engineering in 2018 and taught himself HTML, CSS and JavaScript. He worked as a front-end developer at Artoon Solutions from 2019, as a React developer at Superworks from 2021, and as a senior web developer at ProLance IT from August 2022, becoming its web team lead in April 2023. He now leads a team of 15+ developers.

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