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Edge functions run your code in data centers close to users, eliminating the latency of a centralized origin server. Here's what they're good for and how to build with them.

PWAs have matured significantly. Between Workbox's caching strategies, the Background Sync API, and the Web App Manifest improvements, building offline-capable apps is more practical than ever.

The most photographed lighthouse on the West Coast, built in 1894 above the Oregon Coast with a First Order Fresnel lens visible 21 miles at sea.

A long, windswept beach north of Florence where the Oregon Dunes begin and the Pacific delivers its full unfiltered character to anyone standing on the sand.

A 286-foot plunge waterfall in the Oregon Cascades near Willamette Pass — one of the tallest in the state, with a viewing deck, rim trail, and winter snowshoeing season.

A small, quiet Oregon Coast beach between Cannon Beach and Hug Point, with tide pools, sea stacks, and a forested headland that most visitors drive past.

Node.js 22 became the active LTS in October 2024, bringing a native test runner, built-in watch mode, require() for ES modules, and much more. Here's what's useful in practice.

Zustand is a minimal global state library for React that skips the boilerplate entirely. Here's how it works, when to reach for it, and patterns that scale well.

TanStack Query v5 cleaned up the API, unified the mental model, and added first-class support for infinite queries and streaming. Here's what changed and why the library remains the standard.