Full-Stack Engineering
Modern TypeScript, Next.js, React, React Native, and full-stack systems
How to Build an MCP Server in TypeScript (Step-by-Step)
Build your first MCP server in TypeScript with the official SDK — tools, stdio transport, and a Claude Code test loop in under an hour.
React Server Components: What They Are and When to Use Them
React Server Components run only on the server and never ship to the browser. Here is what that means in practice and when it actually helps.
Progressive Web Apps in 2026: Are They Still Worth Building?
PWAs offer offline support, home screen installation, and push notifications. Here is an honest assessment of what works, what doesn't, and when to build one.
Core Web Vitals in 2026: What They Are and How to Actually Pass
LCP, CLS, and INP determine your search ranking. Here is what causes each metric to fail and how to fix the most common problems.
React State Management in 2026: Which Approach Actually Makes Sense
The state management landscape has stabilized. Here is which library to use for which situation, and why most state problems are actually server state problems.
WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events vs Polling: When to Use Each
Three approaches to real-time data in web apps. Each has the right use case. Here is how to pick the correct one for your situation.
Web Accessibility in 2026: The Practical Guide for Developers
15% of the global population has a disability. Accessible sites also rank better and are easier to use for everyone. Here is where to start.
TypeScript for React Developers: Practical Patterns That Actually Help
TypeScript in React is most useful when it catches real bugs. Here are the patterns that improve code quality without getting in the way.
Next.js Caching in 2026: The Complete Guide to All Four Layers
Next.js has four distinct cache layers and they changed significantly in v15. Here is how each one works and how to use them without getting confused.
Next.js API Routes Best Practices: Patterns for Production APIs
Route Handlers, authentication, error handling, input validation, and rate limiting — the patterns that make Next.js APIs production-ready.
Database Connection Pooling in Next.js: Solving the Serverless Problem
Serverless functions create a new database connection per invocation. Without pooling, you hit connection limits immediately under load. Here is how to solve it.
Next.js Performance Optimization: The Practical Guide for Production Apps
Core Web Vitals targets, Next.js Image and Font optimization, bundle analysis, and real measurement tooling -- what actually moves the needle in production.
Next.js App Router Patterns in 2026: What to Use and What to Avoid
App Router is the default in Next.js. Here are the patterns that work well in production and the ones that create more problems than they solve.
Zod v4: 100x Faster Validation and What Changed for TypeScript Developers
Zod v4 rewrites the parser engine for 100x faster validation on large schemas, adds z.file() and z.templateLiteral(), and cuts the core bundle by 57%.
Effect-TS: Handle Errors and Dependencies With Full Type Safety in TypeScript
Effect-TS tracks errors and dependencies in the type system - no more unknown catch blocks, no more implicit dependencies - here is how to adopt it in a real TypeScript project.
Next.js 15 Server Actions: Security Patterns and Anti-Patterns
Server Actions blur the line between frontend and backend. Learn the essential authentication and rate-limiting patterns to prevent exploits.
TypeScript 5.x Advanced Types: Conditional Types and Template Literals
Elevate your typescript codebase. Master conditional utility types, mapped types, and string template literal manipulations.
Building LLM-Powered Chatbots with WebSockets for Real-Time Streaming
Ensure responsive user experiences. Design WebSocket connections that stream token responses byte-by-byte into modern React frontends.
React 19 Server Components: Optimizing Data Fetching and Layouts
How React Server Components eliminate client-side loading spinners. Learn standard layouts, streaming data suspension, and server caching.
State Management in React 19: Comparing Zustand, Redux, and Context API
We analyze when lightweight, decentralized stores like Zustand outperform heavy architectures like Redux in modern frameworks.
TanStack Query v5: The New API and Why stale-while-revalidate Changes Everything
TanStack Query v5 unifies the hook API, adds queryOptions() for type-safe reuse, and makes stale-while-revalidate the default mental model for server state in React.
Zustand 5: The Minimal React State Manager That Scales
Zustand 5 tightens TypeScript types, removes the act() auto-wrap, and adds stricter equality — here is how to use it effectively from simple stores to large sliced architectures.
Cloudflare D1 + R2 + Workers: Build a Full-Stack App at the Edge for Free
D1 gives you SQLite at the edge, R2 gives you S3-compatible object storage with free egress - here is how to wire them together in a Workers app with Drizzle ORM.
Vercel AI SDK 4.x: Streaming Text, Tool Calls, and Multi-Step Agents
The Vercel AI SDK unifies streaming text, structured output, tool calls, and multi-step agents across all major AI providers with a single consistent API.
