docs: update Next.js middleware description

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Update Next.js middleware description to match the Next.js 16 syntax.

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  • Updated the React framework comparison guide for Next.js, noting that the new single server-side proxy (proxy.ts) replaces the deprecated Edge-runtime middleware (middleware.ts). It also highlights that the proxy runs on the Node.js runtime with full access to server-side resources (for example, databases).

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Updated the React framework comparison documentation to describe Next.js using proxy.ts on the Node.js runtime instead of deprecated middleware.ts, with access to server-side resources such as databases.

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Middleware architecture description docs/start/framework/react/comparison.md	Updated the Next.js description to reference proxy.ts, the Node.js runtime, and server-side resource access.

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[kostyniuk]

revised the update @schiller-manuel , @brenelz

[LadyBluenotes]

This update is still relevant for Next.js 16, but the revised line currently starts with an extra +. Could you remove that so it renders correctly?

[kostyniuk]

@LadyBluenotes done, thanks

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