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Four years with testify, then I migrated off it. What I kept (assert and require), what I dropped (mock and suite), and the plain-Go alternatives…
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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…
JSONB in Postgres is great in the right place and a slow tax everywhere else. Here's the decision tree, indexing tips, and ORM patterns I…
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.
Six weeks running Laravel Pulse in production. The recorders I turned off, the slow query that surprised me, and when I still reach for Telescope.