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P.01Full-stack means different things to every team. This is a practical guide to defining what you actually need, running a screen that catches specialists in disguise, and knowing when a generalist is the right call.
P.02Svelte 5's runes replace the old magic variable tracking with explicit reactive primitives. A year into production use, here is what changed, what improved, and what surprised us.
P.03Playwright has become the dominant web scraping tool, but the tooling decision is the easy part. Here's a practical guide to scraping that works, and the legal and ethical lines you need to know before shipping.
P.04Phoenix LiveView lets you build real-time, interactive UIs with server-side Elixir and minimal JavaScript. Here's how it works, where it shines, and what you give up compared to React.
P.05The OWASP API Security Top 10 lists the most critical API vulnerabilities. Most are fixable with straightforward code changes. This guide walks through each one with real examples.
P.06SolidJS is not React with a different syntax. It compiles to real DOM operations, skips the virtual DOM entirely, and has a different mental model for reactivity. Here's what that means in practice.
P.07Three.js makes WebGL accessible. React Three Fiber makes Three.js feel like React. Together they're the fastest path to interactive 3D on the web. Here's how to actually use them.
P.08TanStack Router brings full TypeScript inference to URL params, search params, and loader data. Here's what that looks like in practice and when it's worth adopting.
P.09Images are the single biggest factor in Largest Contentful Paint for most sites. AVIF has widespread browser support now. Here's the optimization stack worth using and how to implement it.
P.10XState v5 ships a rewritten API that's smaller, faster, and easier to read than v4. Here's how state machines actually help in production UI, and what the migration looks like.
P.11Cursor's rules system lets teams encode their architecture decisions, naming conventions, and coding standards into the AI's context. Here's how to set it up so every engineer gets consistent suggestions.
P.12Most web apps are missing four or five headers that would neutralize entire classes of attack. Here's what each header does, what to set, and why most defaults leave you exposed.
P.13Alpine.js lets you add dropdown menus, modals, tabs, and form behavior directly in HTML without a build step or a JavaScript framework. Here's when that's exactly what you want.
P.14Deno 2 ships with full Node.js compatibility, npm support, and a revised standard library. Here's what that means for teams evaluating it as a serious Node alternative.
P.15TypeScript 5.0 shipped support for the TC39 Stage 3 decorators proposal. It's different from the old experimentalDecorators, more useful, and now the way to actually write decorators.
P.16CSS @layer lets you define explicit ordering between your reset, base, components, and utility styles. Here's how cascade layers work and how they simplify stylesheet architecture.
P.17ElysiaJS gives Bun apps fast routing, request validation, and full type inference between server and client — without code generation. Here's how it works and when to use it.
P.18Redux is overkill for most React apps. Zustand and Jotai cover 90% of real state management needs with a fraction of the boilerplate. Here's when to use each and how they actually work.
P.19An Architecture Decision Record captures why a technical choice was made, not just what was decided. One page per decision, stored in the repo, reviewed in PRs. Here's the format and how to make it stick.
P.20ESLint 9 made flat config the default and deprecated the old .eslintrc format. If your project is still on the legacy config, here's what changed, why it's better, and how to migrate without breaking your setup.
P.21Git hooks enforced by Lefthook, Husky, or lint-staged can stop broken code, style violations, and type errors before they reach your CI pipeline. Here's how to build a hook setup that teams actually keep.
P.22Adding multi-language support to a React app is straightforward when you pick the right library for your setup. Here's how react-i18next, next-intl, and Lingui differ, and which fits each project type.
P.23Most background job solutions require you to run and monitor a Redis instance, manage worker processes, and wire up your own retry logic. Inngest skips all of that. Here's how it works and when it's the right call.
P.24Three real authentication options for Next.js apps, with different trade-offs on control, cost, and setup time. Here's what each one actually involves.
P.25Rails 8 ships Solid Queue, Solid Cache, Solid Cable, and Kamal 2. Together they make it possible to run a production app on one server, without Redis, without a separate Node process, and without external managed services for the basics.
P.26Three headless CMS platforms used by agencies, three different bets on where content management is going. Here's how Sanity, Payload, and Contentful actually compare when you're building for clients.
P.27HTTP/3 replaces TCP with QUIC, a UDP-based protocol that eliminates head-of-line blocking and handles packet loss better. Here's when that matters, when it doesn't, and how to enable and verify it.
P.28Three viable paths to cross-platform mobile in 2026. Which one makes sense depends on your team, your deadlines, and how much of the device you actually need.
P.29The Date object has been broken for 30 years. Temporal is its replacement, now shipping in browsers and Node.js. Here's what actually changed and how to use it.
P.30Storybook 8 is faster and less painful to configure than it used to be. More importantly, the workflow shift it enables — building components in isolation — solves real problems on real teams.
P.31WebGPU is now available across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. It's not just a graphics API. It's a general-purpose GPU compute layer that changes what's possible in a browser tab.
P.32Three different approaches to styling a web application — Tailwind, CSS Modules, and CSS-in-JS libraries — and the team contexts where each one actually makes sense.
P.33Manifest V3 changed how Chrome extensions work. Here's what actually matters for developers building extensions today: service workers, declarativeNetRequest, and the gotchas nobody warns you about.
P.34Local-first means your app works offline and syncs when connected. The technology (CRDTs and sync engines) is mature enough to use. The question is whether your use case actually needs it.
P.35Three animation options dominate web development right now: CSS, Framer Motion, and GSAP. Here's how to pick the right one for your project and why the native platform is better than you might expect.
P.36Two browser APIs that used to require JavaScript libraries are now available in all major browsers. Here's what the View Transitions API and scroll-driven animations can do, with working code.
P.37Every agency project with a marketing team needs a CMS. The options have changed a lot. Here's how Sanity, Contentful, Strapi, and Payload stack up on the criteria that actually matter.
P.38A growing class of AI agent frameworks can control a browser the way a human does — clicking, typing, navigating. Here's what works in production, what breaks, and when to actually reach for these tools.
P.39Go has real strengths for backend API work, and some persistent limitations. Here's what teams actually gain and give up when they choose it over Node.js or Python for web APIs.
P.40A hands-on comparison of Typesense, Meilisearch, and Algolia for production SaaS search in 2026 — covering self-hosting, performance, pricing, and real implementation patterns.
P.41A practical comparison of PostHog, Amplitude, and Mixpanel for SaaS teams in 2026 — covering pricing, self-hosting, event tracking patterns, and what metrics actually move products forward.
P.42A practical guide to building SaaS billing with Stripe in 2026 — covering subscription plans, the Meter API for usage-based pricing, webhook reliability, and the Customer Portal.
P.43A practical guide to transactional email for web apps in 2026 — comparing Resend, Amazon SES, and SendGrid, with a focus on SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup and the common deliverability mistakes teams make.
P.44How Zod became the standard for runtime type validation in TypeScript apps — API contracts, form validation, environment variables, and the patterns that make schemas a source of truth across your stack.
P.45Most E2E test suites start fast and grow painful. Playwright solves most of that, but only if you set it up right from the start. Here is what actually works in production.
P.46Password resets, invoices, and notification emails are infrastructure. Most developers treat them as an afterthought until a client asks why their welcome emails are disappearing. Here is the full picture.
P.47Stripe's API surface has grown well beyond checkout forms. Here's the realistic breakdown of which Stripe products matter for agency work, which are overkill, and where teams consistently get burned.
P.48Media queries ask 'how wide is the viewport?' Container queries ask 'how wide is my parent?' That shift changes how you think about reusable components.
P.49If your design system needs to work in React, Vue, and a legacy jQuery app simultaneously, Web Components are the only native answer. Lit makes them practical to write.
P.50The implicit flow is dead, and most tutorials still teach it. Here is how authorization code flow with PKCE actually works, how tokens should be stored, and where most SPA auth implementations go wrong.
P.51Google's crawler runs JavaScript, but not the same way a browser does. The gap between what your JavaScript app renders and what gets indexed is where most SPA SEO problems hide.
P.52PWAs got a second wind when iOS 16.4 unlocked push notifications and iOS 17 improved install behavior. Three years later, the gap between PWA and native is narrow enough to matter.
P.53The Vercel AI SDK has become the default for building AI features in JavaScript apps. Here is what it actually does, how its core primitives work, and where the sharp edges still live.
P.54Hono started as a tiny router for Cloudflare Workers and grew into the default choice for edge APIs. Here is what it does well, where it fits, and why the 'runs everywhere' claim is actually true.
P.55Interaction to Next Paint replaced First Input Delay in 2024, and most sites still haven't caught up. INP is harder to optimize because it measures every interaction, not just the first one.
P.56Client state is easy. Server state — data that lives on a backend, changes over time, and needs to stay in sync — is where most React apps make a mess. TanStack Query handles it without ceremony.
P.57CSS Anchor Positioning lets you position one element relative to another using only CSS. No Popper.js, no JavaScript positioning logic, no layout recalculation on scroll. Here's how it works.
P.58shadcn/ui is now the default starting point for React UIs. Here's what it actually is, why copy-paste beats npm install, and how to use it without accumulating a mess.
P.59HTTP caching is one of the highest-leverage performance optimizations available, and one of the most consistently misunderstood. Here is how it actually works, why stale content happens, and how to design a caching strategy that does not surprise you in production.
P.60Breaking API changes are inevitable. How you handle versioning determines whether clients trust your platform or avoid integrating with it. Here's a practical comparison of URL versioning, header versioning, and content negotiation.
P.61Tailwind v4 moves configuration from JavaScript to CSS, drops the content array, and ships a faster engine. Here's what the breaking changes actually mean for a real project migration.
P.62Code-first API development produces documentation as an afterthought. OpenAPI-first flips that: you write the spec, generate the server stubs and client SDKs, and enforce the contract at every layer. Here's how it works in practice.
P.63Not every real-time feature needs WebSockets. Server-Sent Events handle most push scenarios with far less complexity. Here's how to choose, and what each approach looks like in actual code.
P.64Every public API needs rate limiting, but the algorithm you choose shapes the user experience and the failure modes. Here's how each approach works and when to use it.
P.65Passkeys are no longer an experimental feature. Apple, Google, and Microsoft all support them natively. Here's what WebAuthn actually looks like in code and when passkeys make sense for your app.
P.66Most E2E test suites break as fast as the features they cover. Here's how to write Playwright tests that hold up when the UI changes, the data changes, and the team keeps shipping.
P.67HTTP/3 is in production at every major CDN and supported by all modern browsers. Whether it actually helps your application depends on factors most guides don't explain.
P.68Video calls, live collaboration, real-time audio — features clients want more than ever. WebRTC makes them possible, but the gap between a working demo and a production deployment is wider than the documentation suggests. Here's what that gap looks like.
P.69The honest read on web developer demand after AI's impact, which roles are hot, which are cooling, and what the working week actually looks like across employment types.
P.70Real revenue, profit margins, and owner take-home for solo, boutique, mid-size, and enterprise web agencies, including the messy parts most income reports skip.
P.71A short, direct answer to 'how much is website development' with bracket ranges by project type, the four levers that move the price, and where to read the deeper breakdown.
P.72Five different things people mean by 'update' (content, dependencies, performance, design, full rebuild) and how often each should actually happen.
P.73When proximity actually matters, when it doesn't, and how to evaluate local agencies without falling for the 'we have an office in your city' theatre.
P.74How to choose a B2B website agency that can support long buying cycles, multiple stakeholders, and demand generation outcomes.
P.75A practical Denver website design agency guide covering local fit, process maturity, pricing expectations, and performance-first delivery.
P.76A practical framework for selecting an ecommerce website development agency, with checkout UX, speed, mobile conversion, and platform trade-offs.
P.77How to choose a website development agency in the USA with clear evaluation criteria, pricing models, red flags, and ROI-focused decision checkpoints.
P.78Astro 6 beta ships CSP nonce support, declarative web components, improved server islands, and Vite 7. We break down the architecture decisions and tradeoffs.
P.79Gartner projects the low-code market will reach $44.5 billion in 2026, with 75% of new apps built on low-code platforms. We analyze where these tools excel, where they fail, and what developers should actually do about it.
P.80EditorPickLearn how to migrate to Next.js 16 with Turbopack as the default bundler, React Compiler integration, and cache components. Step-by-step guide with code examples.
P.81Svelte 5.49 runes and SvelteKit remote functions transform server-client communication. A practical guide with migration stories, code examples, and React comparisons.
P.82EditorPickTypeScript 6 beta rewrites the compiler in Go, delivering 10x faster builds. We analyze benchmarks, ecosystem impact, editor support, and the migration path from TS 5.8.
P.83Micro-frontends have matured past the hype phase. We break down Module Federation 2.0, composition patterns, and the real-world scenarios where splitting your frontend actually pays off.
P.84EditorPickA deep dive into how we built codercops.com with Astro 5 SSR, Supabase as a CMS, Git-based content, and Edge Functions. Architecture decisions and lessons learned.
P.85Our curated list of npm packages that make it into every CODERCOPS project. Each one battle-tested across 30+ production apps with alternatives we considered.
P.86CSS has changed more in the last 2 years than the previous 10. Here is what is production-ready, what to adopt now, and what you can stop using.
P.87The low-code market will hit $264B by 2032, but that does not mean every app should be built on Bubble or Retool. Here is a framework for knowing when low-code saves you money and when it costs you everything.
P.88Web accessibility is legally required and ethically essential. Here's a practical guide to building accessible applications with WCAG 2.2 compliance.
P.89Cloudflare has acquired The Astro Technology Company, bringing the popular open-source web framework under its umbrella. We analyze the acquisition, its impact on Astro developers, and Cloudflare's broader web platform strategy.
P.90Remix 3 drops React for a Preact fork and web-standards-first architecture. Here's why this matters, what it means for React developers, and whether the post-React era is truly upon us.
P.91Astro 6 Beta brings a redesigned dev server, first-class Cloudflare Workers support, live content collections, and major performance improvements. Here's what developers need to know about migrating from Astro 5.
P.92jQuery 4.0.0 dropped on January 17, 2026 -- the first major version in nearly a decade. Here's what's new, why jQuery still matters, and who should care about this release.
P.93EditorPickThe line between web development and AI development has dissolved. The best agencies now ship web apps with built-in intelligence — chatbots, predictive features, automated workflows. Here's what this shift means.
P.94EditorPickA comprehensive, honest comparison of the top web development agencies in 2026. We break down specialties, tech stacks, pricing, and ideal client fit — so you can choose the right partner for your project.
P.95Hiring a web development agency? Here's the framework we wish every client used before contacting us. Covers evaluation criteria, red flags, questions to ask, and how to get the best results from your agency partnership.
P.96Astro vs Next.js vs Remix. PostgreSQL vs MongoDB. Vercel vs AWS. Every technology choice in your web application has tradeoffs. Here's a practical guide to making the right decisions for your project.
P.97A CVSS 10.0 remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components has been actively exploited in the wild. Here's the full breakdown of React2Shell, the follow-up DoS CVE, patching guidance, and lessons for React developers.
P.98From $800 landing pages to $500K enterprise platforms — here's the real breakdown of web development costs in 2026, with pricing by project type, region, and technology stack.
P.99We build client projects in Next.js daily. But for our own agency website, we chose Astro 5. Here's the performance data, developer experience comparison, and architectural reasoning behind that decision.
P.100A detailed breakdown of what goes into a conversion-optimized landing page at different price points — from $800 starter pages to $2,500 premium builds. With real conversion benchmarks and examples.
P.101EditorPickFrom AI-first development to meta-frameworks dominance, discover the key trends shaping web development in 2026 and how to stay ahead of the curve.
P.102EditorPickA comprehensive guide to React 19's new features including Server Components, Actions API, React Compiler, and the new hooks that are changing how we build React applications.
P.103Step-by-step guide to configuring a complete full-stack development environment with Python, Django backend, and React frontend.