Optimizing Cubbly After Moving Away from SSR
Removing SSR simplified Cubbly but delayed useful inventory. I compared four client-loading compositions and kept the one that made real route content 31–42% faster.
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Removing React SSR from Cubbly to Simplify Lingui
I removed React SSR from Cubbly because maintaining Lingui across the Worker and browser was not worth the speed it bought on a private application.
Evaluating a TanStack Table v9 Upgrade
I wanted to keep a shared table component current without accepting migration work on faith. A side-by-side benchmark made the trade-off much easier to judge.
I Default to React Router Loaders Until Caching Hurts
Six months with React Router loaders changed my default. I add React Query only when repeated fetching, shared data, or polling gives me a reason.
React Compiler Changes When to Reach for useMemo
React Compiler 1.0 moved routine rendering memoization into the build. React.memo, useCallback, and useMemo now need a specific reason.
Building a Modern Full-Stack Web Application - Part 2
How I deployed the React Router application with Fly.io, Cloudflare, Neon, Docker, and reviewable database migration history.
Building a Modern Full-Stack Web Application: Part 1
The React Router, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and authentication stack I chose after using LLMs to prototype the alternatives.
Migrating from Remix to React Router v7 - Part 2
The migration took two focused sessions: dependencies first, then 40 files of imports and route types. Typegen was the part worth keeping.
Migrating from Remix to React Router v7 - Part 1
My Remix-to-React Router v7 migration touched 40 files and removed 591 net lines. Imports were easy; TypeScript took the time.
The Cost of Switching from Next.js to Remix
Leaving Next.js for Remix taught me why the annoying-looking use client boundary exists—and what Remix gives up without it.
We Rebuilt the UI Instead of Refactoring It
A new data-model entity touched several old pages. Rebuilding those UI components was faster than carrying their Flow types and old assumptions forward.
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