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The JavaScript Tooling Stack I Actually Use in 2026 (and What I Dropped)

Every year the “best JavaScript tools” lists get longer and less useful. Most of them list forty packages with no opinion about which ones… May 18, 2024 · 5 min read Read
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PHP Security in 2026: A Practical Checklist for Developers

Most PHP exploits I see in the wild are not exotic. They are the same handful of mistakes made over and over: a query… May 15, 2024 · 6 min read Read
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Web UI/UX Design Tips That Actually Work in 2026

Most design advice on the internet is either obvious (“make it usable”) or wrong for the current web. So here are five things I… May 10, 2024 · 5 min read Read
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How to Actually Learn HTML in 2026 (A Practical Guide for Real Projects)

Most people don’t fail at HTML because it’s hard. They fail because they learn it from a tutorial that stops right before the interesting… May 3, 2024 · 5 min read Read
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Swift in 2026: What Actually Changed and What Matters for iOS Developers

Swift has changed a lot since the early days, and a post titled “top features” from two years ago is mostly useless now. The… Apr 29, 2024 · 5 min read Read
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Node.js Best Practices for 2026: A Practical Guide for Real Projects

Most Node.js advice online is either five years stale or written for a hello-world app that never touches a database. Here’s what I actually… Apr 25, 2024 · 1 min read Read