Databases, auth, APIs and payments. 11 articles, newest first.
AI & Machine Learning
Vibe coding means letting an AI write the code while you steer by feel. What it is, where it works, where it breaks, and how to use it without getting burned.
2 Nov 2026 · 22 min
Web Development
One modern web stack, layer by layer: rendering, types, validation, data, auth, payments, styling and deployment, with tested code and honest trade-offs.
20 Oct 2026 · 31 min
Databases
Prisma and Drizzle solve the same problem with opposite philosophies. Schemas, queries, migrations and serverless weight compared — ending in a real verdict.
20 Oct 2026 · 11 min
APIs & Integrations
Checkout is the demo. Production is webhooks, idempotent sync, dunning, and the test-to-live checklist — the Stripe setup that keeps working after launch.
20 Oct 2026 · 11 min
Databases
Supabase, Neon and Railway all sell managed Postgres with three different philosophies. Pooling, branching, cold starts and regions decide which fits you.
20 Oct 2026 · 12 min
Architecture & Patterns
TypeScript types vanish at runtime. Map your app's trust boundaries and let Zod defend them — schema-first types, env checks at boot, and when to skip it.
20 Oct 2026 · 12 min
APIs & Integrations
An unverified Stripe webhook lets anyone grant themselves your product for free. How signing works, the raw-body rule, and idempotency in Next.js routes.
20 Oct 2026 · 10 min
Architecture & Patterns
Your app works, but could it survive 1,000 real users? Eight habits that separate hobby code from production code, with tested code and three live demos.
20 Oct 2026 · 32 min
Databases
Prisma makes your schema the single source of truth, but production is a different sport: migrations, N+1 queries, indexes, pooling, and honest escape hatches.
24 Feb 2026 · 9 min
APIs & Integrations
The NextAuth v5 mental model, OAuth before passwords, bcrypt done right, JWT versus database sessions, and the security work the library leaves to you.
18 Feb 2026 · 9 min
Backend-as-a-Service
Cookie sessions, the middleware refresh bridge, getUser over getSession, and RLS policies — Supabase auth in the Next.js App Router without random logouts.
9 Feb 2026 · 9 min