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…
Six years of React, written from the bruises. When each hook actually earns its keep, and the times I reached for one and made things…
I rewrote our admin panel in htmx and kept our dashboard in React. Here's how the two compare in 2026, with code, gotchas, and when…
Valibot's bundle size win is real, but switching from Zod cost me more than I expected. Here's what I migrated, what I didn't, and why…
I deleted tailwind.config.js six months ago and moved every theme variable into CSS. Here's what changed about my workflow, and where the new approach still…
Six Next.js server actions mistakes I shipped to production: trusting the client, missing revalidatePath, throwing errors wrong. With code fixes for each.