2026-06-15

GitHub Actions CI/CD Tutorial: 3 Workflows That Ship + 5 Traps

Three wired GitHub Actions workflows for test, build, deploy. The caching pattern that halves CI time, plus 5 YAML traps that break teams.

2026-06-15

React Compiler in 2026: 3 Habits It Deletes (And 2 It Can't)

React Compiler is stable in React 19. 3 memoization habits to delete, 2 cases where you still need useMemo, and the eslint plugin to run first.

2026-06-14

CSS content-visibility: Skip Rendering (3 Patterns That Ship)

CSS content-visibility skips rendering off-screen elements. 3 production patterns, the contain-intrinsic-size gotcha, and how to prove the gain.

2026-06-14

TypeScript Zod Validation: 3 Patterns Where Types Betray You

TypeScript types vanish at runtime. Here are three boundaries — APIs, forms, config — where they fail, and Zod patterns that fix them.

2026-06-13

Drizzle vs Prisma 2026: The Answer Depends on One Number

Drizzle vs Prisma 2026: real bundle sizes for edge, performance in context, migration cost math, and when not to switch. Decide in 3 minutes.

2026-06-11

Developer Onboarding First 90 Days: 5 Habits Better Than Code

5 non-coding behaviors that decide your first 90 days as a developer — from a hiring manager who's watched 20+ devs thrive or vanish.

2026-06-11

React Performance Optimization: 3 Fixes and One That Backfires

React performance optimization driven by Profiler patterns. Three flame chart problems, three targeted fixes, and one popular optimization that backfires.

2026-06-09

ESLint Flat Config Migration: 3 Configs That Work, 1 That Breaks CI

Three copy-paste configs for your eslint flat config migration — React+Vite, Node API, monorepo — plus the CI-breaking pattern no one warns you about.

2026-06-09

Node.js Streams Tutorial: 3 Patterns That Never Blow Your Heap

Three Node.js stream patterns — file transform, HTTP proxy, CSV parser — that process GBs in ~40MB of RAM, with heap proofs and the pipeline() trap explained.

2026-06-08

CSS light-dark() Function: 3 Dark Mode Hacks It Replaces

Three before/after refactors showing how CSS light-dark() deletes duplicated :root variables, prefers-color-scheme blocks, and theme toggle hacks.