Welcome! Hope that provides a little bit of (opinionated) context. A lot of people here hate Next.js and I don't think that's quite fair. It has its place. It's just not right for EVERY project.
I encourage anyone starting a new web app to compare & contrast different frameworks, building a tiny prototype in each, to see which devex and user experience they like the best. That can include Next, yes, but also all the other ones mentioned (HTMX, Svelte, Vue, Vite, Astro, Remix). Even pure serverside ones can still have their place, for some use cases. I think our industry is differentiated enough these days that there's no one-size-fits-all framework anymore; they each have their strengths & weaknesses.
I encourage anyone starting a new web app to compare & contrast different frameworks, building a tiny prototype in each, to see which devex and user experience they like the best. That can include Next, yes, but also all the other ones mentioned (HTMX, Svelte, Vue, Vite, Astro, Remix). Even pure serverside ones can still have their place, for some use cases. I think our industry is differentiated enough these days that there's no one-size-fits-all framework anymore; they each have their strengths & weaknesses.