I Rebuilt My Next.js Starter From Scratch on Next 16 — Here's Every Decision I Made (and Why) (opens in new tab)

I Rebuilt My Next.js Starter From Scratch on Next 16 — Here's Every Decision I Made (and Why) TL;DR — I rebuilt my Next.js starter on Next 16 + React 19 with one rule: every default should be the one I'd pick on day 90, not day 1. The result has dual HTTP clients (fetch + axios) on a shared foundation with a universal/server entry split, a typed Socket.IO layer with a hard SSR boundary, a per-request Redux store that hydrates from Server Components, zod-validated env that fails fast, Biome in...