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A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.

Vite 8 + Rolldown: Rust-Powered Builds That Are 10–30x Faster thumbnail
developmentMay 23, 2026· 3 min
Vite 8 + Rolldown: Rust-Powered Builds That Are 10–30x Faster
Vite 8 replaces its dual esbuild/Rollup pipeline with Rolldown, a Rust-based bundler that delivers 10–30x faster production builds — and real teams are…
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TypeScript 7.0: The Go Compiler That Makes TS 10x Faster thumbnail
developmentMay 16, 2026· 3 min
TypeScript 7.0: The Go Compiler That Makes TS 10x Faster
TypeScript 7.0 rewrites the compiler in Go, cutting build times by up to 10x. Here's what changed, what it means for your projects, and how to try it right now.
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React Compiler v1.0: Automatic Memoization Without the Headache thumbnail
developmentMay 12, 2026· 3 min
React Compiler v1.0: Automatic Memoization Without the Headache
React Compiler v1.0 landed in production-ready form and it automatically handles the memoization patterns you used to write by hand — here's what changed…
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Svelte 5 Runes: Reactive State That Actually Makes Sense thumbnail
developmentMay 9, 2026· 3 min
Svelte 5 Runes: Reactive State That Actually Makes Sense
An introduction to Svelte 5 runes — the explicit reactive primitives ($state, $derived, $effect, $props) that replace Svelte 4's magic $: syntax and make…
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Biome: The Fast All-in-One ESLint and Prettier Replacement thumbnail
developmentMay 6, 2026· 2 min
Biome: The Fast All-in-One ESLint and Prettier Replacement
Biome is a Rust-based toolchain that replaces ESLint and Prettier with a single fast binary. Here's what it does well, where it falls short, and how to migrate.
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CSS Cascade Layers: Finally Taking Control of Specificity thumbnail
developmentApr 26, 2026· 2 min
CSS Cascade Layers: Finally Taking Control of Specificity
The @layer rule gives you explicit control over which CSS wins when rules conflict. Here's how cascade layers work and how they change the way you structure…
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Edge Functions: Running Code Where Your Users Are thumbnail
developmentApr 19, 2026· 1 min
Edge Functions: Running Code Where Your Users Are
Edge functions run your code in data centers close to users, eliminating the latency of a centralized origin server.
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Progressive Web Apps in 2026: Offline-First Patterns That Actually Work thumbnail
developmentApr 18, 2026· 1 min
Progressive Web Apps in 2026: Offline-First Patterns That Actually Work
PWAs have matured significantly. Between Workbox's caching strategies, the Background Sync API, and the Web App Manifest improvements, building…
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Node.js 22 LTS: The Features Worth Knowing About thumbnail
developmentApr 5, 2026· 2 min
Node.js 22 LTS: The Features Worth Knowing About
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.
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