Expert takes on AI tools like Claude and Sora, modern web development with React and Vite, and tech trends. By KahWee.
Coverage of website and web application development practices, including frontend frameworks, backend architectures, static site generation, serverless approaches, and deployment strategies that create performant, accessible, maintainable web experiences.
Claude Code now has a plugin marketplace. The frontend-design skill auto-activates when you're building UI and pushes Claude toward distinctive, production-grade interfaces instead of generic AI slop.
In Vite, import 'jquery.slim.js' and import 'jquery.slim.js?url' do completely different things. One executes jQuery, the other gives you a URL string. Here's what ?url actually does and when to use it.
jQuery 4.0.0 shipped after a decade. The slim build drops AJAX, effects, and Deferreds because the browser finally caught up. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Upgraded to Tailwind v4? Have a pnpm monorepo with components in `packages/shared-components` and your app in `packages/main-app`? You'll see utilities from shared components aren't generating. What...
React Router v7's loaders handle most data fetching needs. Understanding when React Query adds value and when it's unnecessary complexity.
React Compiler 1.0 ships automatic memoization. Delete your React.memo, useCallback, and useMemo calls—the compiler does it better. Next.js 16 makes Turbopack default with 2-5x faster builds.
A simple Worker catches requests to example.com/tag/ and sends them to example.com/tags/, keeping the method, headers, and query strings intact. This fixes URLs without touching the main app. This is...
Cloudflare is consolidating Pages into Workers. Here's the one-line config change required to migrate, what it actually costs, and whether you should bother for a static blog.
Deploying modern full-stack apps to production. Fly.io, Cloudflare CDN, CI/CD, and development workflows that scale.
Choosing the right tech stack for modern full-stack apps. React Router v7, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and architecture decisions that matter.