Solving Real-World Data Fetching Challenges with Next.js and TanStack Query

Ever felt your frontend drowning in giant, unnecessary API payloads and endless network calls? In this talk, Fariz Aziz walks you through tackling those pain points—excessive requests, clunky caching, resilience gaps, and fat payloads—using Next.js, TanStack Query, and a Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) pattern. You’ll see how to evolve from basic data fetching to a rock-solid strategy that keeps performance snappy and users happy, even when the backend wasn’t built with you in mind.

Drawing from a real fintech project, you’ll discover how his team slashed payload sizes, streamlined SSR and API routing in Next.js, and supercharged client-state management with TanStack Query. Expect practical demos and hands-on tips that empower your frontend squad to build scalable, resilient apps—no magic wand required.

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