Web Development

Stop Celebrating Microsoft’s 10x TypeScript. It’s a Trap for Your Architecture.

Microsoft’s 10x faster TypeScript compiler removes the friction that forced teams to adopt micro-frontends. But speed alone doesn’t solve coordination, dependency management, or deploy complexity. The real win is using that performance to make modular architectures feel as fast as a monolithโ€”not reverting to a single, tangled codebase.

Stop Building Page Builders. The Browser Already Did It.

Most page builders fail because they try to recreate the browser’s rendering engine in JavaScript. This editor does the opposite: it uses a sandboxed iframe to let the browser handle CSS natively. The result is pixel-perfect, lightweight, and embeddable โ€” a genuine compromise between rich-text editors and heavy page builders.

You Donโ€™t Understand TLS. Hereโ€™s Why You Need to Build It Yourself.

Most developers trust TLS libraries without understanding the underlying protocol. Building your own TLS implementation from scratch forces deep understanding of cryptographic handshakes and certificate validation. Dmytro Huzโ€™s experience shows that debugging the handshake yourself exposes the fragility of trust in third-party codeโ€”and why you should never deploy homemade TLS, but absolutely should build it for learning.

The Browser Already Has Everything You Need. Most Developers Just Miss It.

The web industry has built a cathedral of state management around a problem that fits in a tool shed. Three minimal browser primitives โ€“ identity, handoff, durable local โ€“ collectively replace complex frameworks. Most developers assume they need heavy libraries, but the browser already holds nearly everything required. This is a call to question that assumption and rediscover the power of simplicity.

Your App Doesn’t Need Apple or Google’s Permission. Build It This Way Instead.

Tired of Apple and Google’s app store gatekeeping? This Go framework uses HTMX, TailwindCSS, and service workers to build offline-first mobile web apps that feel nativeโ€”without a single review or 30% tax. Three polished apps later, I’m convinced the real moat isn’t technology; it’s control.

Dark Mode Is Broken. Hereโ€™s Why Your Toggle Is Failing.

Dark mode isn’t a color swap โ€” it’s a system-level integration that must respect OS settings, user intent, and accessibility. Most developers fail by adding manual toggles without honoring prefers-color-scheme. This article shows how to fix it with a state machine approach, and why the best dark mode is the one users never notice.