--- title: Breaking Down Next.js 14 | daily.dev description: Next.js 14 introduces new features such as server components, dynamic image generation, improved data fetching, caching strategies, and metadata management. It... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-down-next-js-14-wwtlniphn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Breaking Down Next.js 14 | daily.dev og:description: Next.js 14 introduces new features such as server components, dynamic image generation, improved data fetching, caching strategies, and metadata management. 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GJ **@rainfox** · 1 upvotes > Can I use fetch() to send requests with credential (cookies) in the server component ? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal](https://daily.dev/posts/governing-security-in-the-age-of-infinite-signal-qhihbir44) · Snyk · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government](https://daily.dev/posts/no-one-has-a-good-plan-for-how-ai-companies-should-work-with-the-government-nkajqoze1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#nextjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nextjs) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-down-next-js-14-wwtlniphn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Breaking Down Next.js 14","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-down-next-js-14-wwtlniphn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-down-next-js-14-wwtlniphn"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T11:56:39.266Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:58:27.770Z","description":"Next.js 14 introduces new features such as server components, dynamic image generation, improved data fetching, caching strategies, and metadata management. 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