Posts
A collection of my thoughts, tutorials, and notes — updated regularly.
27 June 2026 Optimizing Your AI Workflows: Beyond the Hype
How developers can move past AI hype and build reliable, efficient, production-ready workflows.
23 June 2026 Inside OpenAI's Codex: How AI powers AI development
A deep dive into how OpenAI uses Codex internally to accelerate their engineering workflows and improve code quality.
20 June 2026 The Paradox of Technical Debt
Why 'we'll fix it later' is always a lie, and what to do instead.
18 June 2026 The Myth of the 'Perfect' Launch
Why waiting for everything to be perfect before shipping is the fastest way to guarantee failure.
15 June 2026 The Silent Cost of Context Switching
Why 'just a quick question' is never just a quick question, and how to protect your focus.
13 June 2026 How Adult Content Destroys Your Brain: The Science Behind the Damage
A look at what the emerging (and often correlational) neuroscience does and doesn't say about how heavy pornography use may affect focus, motivation, and relationships.
11 June 2026 The Fallacy of 'Future-Proofing' Code
Why trying to predict the future is the fastest way to ruin your codebase today, and what you should do instead.
7 June 2026 The Problem with 'Clean Code' Dogma
When the pursuit of abstract perfection actively hurts the maintainability of a codebase.
4 June 2026 Why You Should Write 'Stupid' Code First
The case for writing the dumbest, most straightforward version of a feature before attempting to make it clever or scalable.
2 June 2026 The Danger of 'Just One More Thing'
How scope creep kills side projects, and a simple framework for actually finishing what you start.
31 May 2026 The Overlooked Art of Writing Documentation
Why good documentation is just as important as good code, and how to write it without hating the process.
27 May 2026 Why I Stopped Using Breakpoints (Most of the Time)
How 'console.log' debugging and unit tests can actually be faster and more effective than traditional step-through debuggers.
24 May 2026 The Art of Writing Good Commit Messages
Why your commit messages matter more than you think, and a simple framework for writing them better.
19 May 2026 Developer Productivity: Why I Stopped Chasing the Perfect Setup
We've all been there: spending hours tweaking dotfiles, themes, and extensions instead of coding. Here's why the 'perfect' setup is a productivity trap.
17 May 2026 Type Safety in TypeScript: When Less is More
Finding the sweet spot between strictness and pragmatism in TypeScript. Why over-engineering types kills productivity.
13 May 2026 Finding Focus in a Noisy World: A Developer's Perspective
How I manage distractions, context-switching, and find deep work as a developer.
7 May 2026 The React Suspense Revolution: Why Async Component Rendering Changes Everything
React Suspense felt like science fiction. Now it's real. Here's how it's changing the way I build components—and why you should care.
3 May 2026 Why Your AI Workflows Keep Breaking (And How to Fix It)
Automation is fragile. Here's how to build AI workflows that don't fall apart.
29 April 2026 React Performance Optimization: The Basics That Actually Matter
Stop overthinking. Here's what actually moves the needle in React performance.
26 April 2026 The Problem with Time Blocking (And What to Do Instead)
Why rigidly scheduling every minute of your day rarely works for developers, and a more flexible approach to managing focus.
23 April 2026 Stop Over-Optimizing Your React Apps Too Early
Why obsessing over useMemo and useCallback from day one is a trap, and when you actually need to worry about performance.
21 April 2026 The Reality of Building with LLMs: It's Not Magic, It's Systems
Why integrating AI into your app is less about clever prompts and more about boring, old-fashioned software engineering.
18 April 2026 The Silent Speed Killer: Mastering Next.js Caching
Why your perfectly optimized Next.js app is still slow, and how to fix it.
14 April 2026 React Performance Optimization: It's Not About the Bundle
The real performance wins come from understanding *why* your app is slow, not just making it smaller. Here's what I learned the hard way.
9 April 2026 React Context vs Prop Drilling: When to Use Each (and When to Avoid Both)
A practical guide to choosing the right state management pattern for your React components—and recognizing when you're overcomplicating things.
6 April 2026 Focus Techniques for Developers: Small Habits that Make Big Wins
Practical focus and time-management techniques I've actually used as a developer.
2 April 2026 Why Your Next.js Data Fetching Might Be Slower Than You Think
Common mistakes that tank your Next.js performance: waterfalls, missing cache headers, and routes that should be static. Here's how to fix them.
30 March 2026 Component Composition: why 'slot' patterns beat prop drilling every time
How flexible composition and render props save you from prop drilling hell and make components genuinely reusable.
28 March 2026 Keeping state predictable in React: small habits that save hours
Practical tips for managing React state with clarity, scale, and less friction — focused on patterns I use daily.
26 March 2026 From Hydration Drag to Fast Pages: My Small Wins with Server Components
Practical tips I learned when moving parts of my Next.js UI to server components to cut hydration cost
24 March 2026 React Server Components: Separating Hype from Reality
Breaking down the misconceptions around RSCs and why they're actually a brilliant rethink of the client-server split.
21 March 2026 Why Developers Secretly Hate Agile (And How to Actually Make It Work)
Agile was supposed to be the holy grail of software development, but for many teams, it's just micromanagement in disguise. Here's a raw take on where it goes wrong and how to fix it.
18 March 2026 React Suspense Demystified: It's Just a Fancy Try/Catch
Understanding React Suspense doesn't have to be complicated. Let's break down how it actually works under the hood and why it changed the way we build UIs.
16 March 2026 The React Server Components Mental Model I Wish I Had Sooner
RSCs are confusing until you stop thinking about them as just another React component.
12 March 2026 Handling AI Fatigue as a Developer
We are swimming in new AI tools every week. Here is how I stay sane and actually get work done.
10 March 2026 Why CSS Variables Are Still Underrated
Stop hardcoding hex values in your components. A robust token system built on CSS variables is the secret to a maintainable UI.
6 March 2026 Making Peace with Next.js App Router Caching
Next.js 14 caching is aggressive by default. Here's how I finally stopped fighting it and learned to love revalidatePath.
3 March 2026 The Trap of Premature Abstraction in React
Why creating reusable components too early often leads to a mess, and how to embrace duplication until the right abstraction emerges.
28 February 2026 React Server Components: My Aha Moment
Why passing props from the server finally clicked for me, and why it's not just another hype train.
26 February 2026 The Joy of Deleting Code
Why removing lines of code is often more satisfying than writing them.
24 February 2026 Understanding React Server Components vs. Client Components
A practical guide to understanding when and why to use Server vs. Client Components in modern React applications.
26 May 2024 Dependencies vs DevDependencies: What Every Beginner Should Know
Understand the difference between dependencies and devDependencies in JavaScript and Node.js projects, and when to use each.
18 April 2024 How to Disable Right-Click in a React Application
Disable Right-Click in a React Application
2 July 2023 Understanding Inline, Inline-Block, and Block Elements in HTML
Unlock the secrets of inline, inline-block, and block elements in HTML
1 July 2023 Difference between Function and Method in JavaScript
Discover the key differences between functions and methods in JavaScript
- 13 January 2023
JavaScript Strings 101: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
Welcome to this beginner’s guide to JavaScript string methods. In this post, we will be covering some of the most commonly used string methods in JavaScript.…
- 10 January 2023
Maximize Your Productivity with These Essential JavaScript Array Techniques
Are you new to JavaScript and feeling a little overwhelmed by all the array methods out there? No worries, I’m here to help. In this blog post, I’m going to go…
- 7 January 2023
The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Any Programming Language!
Learning a new programming language is a challenging, but incredibly rewarding, experience. It requires dedication, hard work, and a willingness to learn, but…