After 4 years with Tailwind, I extract components way later than guides suggest. Here's what earns a real component, what stays inline, and why my…
useOptimistic in React 19 is the first optimistic UI API I actually shipped. Six months of production lessons: where it fits, where it doesn't, what…
I sat on the Tailwind v4 upgrade for three months. Here's what actually broke when I migrated a production Next.js app, and what I'd do…
Stage 3 decorators in TypeScript 5+ are finally something I use without flinching. Here is when they earn their keep, and four times I still…
I spent a Sunday turning on the React Compiler in a real Next.js app. Here's what I deleted, what bit me, and the eslint rule…
I avoided React Suspense for two years and was wrong. Six months in, here are the patterns that actually saved me, and where I still…
I've built real-time features both ways for years. Here's how I actually pick between WebSockets and Server-Sent Events without overthinking it.
What I actually figured out about Next.js Partial Prerendering after six months in production. The patterns where it earned its place, and where I avoided…
Six weeks with useActionState in React 19: where it kills useReducer, the error-handling pattern I use, and when I still reach for the old way.
I replaced Redux Toolkit with Zustand on two React apps and stopped on a third. Here are the patterns I actually use and when Redux…