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Practical Notes

Real projects, real mistakes, real lessons

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Practical Notes

Why I Built Another Blog (And What I Learned)

After running a resource curation site, I realized readers needed depth over lists.

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5 Deployment Pitfalls I Hit (So You Don't Have To)

DNS, env vars, SSL, and more - an honest post-mortem of my first production deploy.

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My Side Project Toolchain: How I Actually Work

The exact stack and workflow I use daily to ship small projects fast.

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First Month Lessons from My Resource Blog

Traffic, costs, and what worked (and didn't) in month one.

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How I Ship a Weekend MVP

Scope, stack, and workflow for shipping something real in 48 hours.

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Lessons from a Failed Side Project

Four months, zero launch - what went wrong and what I'd do differently.

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Debugging a Production Bug at 2 AM

A real post-mortem of an outage, from alert to root cause.

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Setting Up a Newsletter Without Overengineering

Why I chose a platform over building custom email infrastructure.

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My Indie Hacker Budget Breakdown

A transparent monthly cost breakdown for two blogs and three side projects.

Decision Guides

Choose the right tool for your situation

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Decision Guides

Astro vs Next.js: My Blog Stack Decision

When each makes sense, what I chose, and why I almost switched back.

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Vercel vs Cloudflare Pages for Side Projects

Pricing, edge functions, and which platform I'd pick in 2026.

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Static Site vs CMS: When Simplicity Wins

A framework for deciding based on your actual needs.

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SQLite vs Postgres for Side Projects

When a file database is enough and when you need a server.

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Tailwind vs Bootstrap: When Each Wins

Speed vs customization - an honest comparison for developers.

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Monorepo vs Multi-Repo for Solo Devs

When one repo makes sense and when to keep projects separate.

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React vs Vanilla JS for Small Projects

Not every page needs a framework - here's how I decide.

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Notion vs Obsidian for Developer Notes

Cloud collaboration vs local-first knowledge management.

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Supabase vs Firebase in 2026

Postgres vs NoSQL, real-time sync, and developer experience.

Tutorial Series

Step-by-step guides you can follow along

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Build a Blog in 7 Days with Next.js - Day 1

Project setup, folder structure, and your first page.

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Responsive Layouts with Bootstrap 5

Grid system, breakpoints, and mobile-first patterns.

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10 Git Scenarios Every Developer Faces

Undo commits, resolve conflicts, recover branches.

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CSS Flexbox: A Practical Cheatsheet

The flexbox properties I use daily, with copy-paste examples.

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Deploy a Static Site in 10 Minutes

From local folder to live URL using Cloudflare Pages.

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Fetch API Patterns Every Frontend Dev Needs

GET, POST, error handling, and loading states.

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Environment Variables Explained

Keep secrets safe and configure apps per environment.

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Improve Lighthouse Scores: A Checklist

Performance, accessibility, and SEO improvements that matter.

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Writing Blog Content in Markdown

Frontmatter, structure, and tips for technical writing.