Posts tagged "Tooling"

In an era where LLMs make code easy but understanding rare, here’s how to separate your craft from the sea of vibe coders.

LLMs make vibe coding feel magical — until your project rots under tech debt and hidden bugs. Here’s how to avoid killing your codebase in slow motion.

LLMs are spitting out codebases that look legit but rot on contact with reality. Here’s how to dodge them before they hijack your side project.

Two ways devs actually use chat-based LLMs — and why confusing them is a recipe for disaster.

You skipped the design system. Good. Here's how to still build consistent, reusable UI without reinventing Material UI.

TypeScript should help you ship with confidence — not trap your team in a maze of compiler-pleasing complexity. Here's how to stay sane.

JAMstack promised speed, simplicity, and scale. What we got was a Frankenstack. Here’s how a revolution collapsed under its own weight.

Adding AI to an unfinished app won’t save it — and might kill it faster. Here's why you need product clarity before model calls.

Not every project needs tests, types, or structure. Sometimes the fastest path to joy is cutting every corner.

Next.js dominates the frontend — but not because it’s good. Here’s what the hype glosses over.

Next.js is dominating the React ecosystem in 2025. Not because it’s perfect — but because it’s strategic.

Linting was supposed to help us catch bugs. Somewhere along the way, it became a religion. It's time to stop worshipping the tooling.

Frontend dev has become a form of devops cosplay. Let’s talk about the real cost of overbuilding your toolchain.