2026-04-23

CSS Anchor Positioning: Delete Your Tooltip Library in 3 Lines

CSS anchor positioning replaces Floating UI for tooltips and dropdowns with 3 CSS properties. Migration guide with real before/after code.

2026-04-23

htmx vs React 2026: 4 Questions, 60 Seconds, One Answer

4 diagnostic questions that decide whether htmx or React ships faster for your project. No tribalism, no encyclopedia — just a decision framework.

2026-04-22

REST vs GraphQL 2026: 93% Pick REST (And the 3 Times They Shouldn't)

93% of teams still use REST. A senior dev names the 3 cases where GraphQL is worth the complexity — and the migration costs nobody puts in the proposal.

2026-04-22

Vibe Coding Is Real: 3 Tasks It Nails, 3 Where It Gets You Fired

Vibe coding outperforms you on 3 tasks and gets you fired on 3 others. A senior dev's honest framework for knowing the difference before you ship.

2026-04-20

Bun vs Node.js 2026: Benchmarks Lie, Migration Costs Don't

Bun is 3.7x faster in benchmarks and basically identical in production. Here's the migration cost math every comparison skips.

2026-04-19

CSS View Transitions API: 3 Production Patterns (And 2 to Skip)

Three CSS view transition patterns ship in production. Two don't. Real performance data, fallback strategies, and the line between demo and shipping code.

2026-04-19

Edge Functions vs Serverless: Pick Wrong and You'll Pay for It

Real cost math, cold start benchmarks, and the CPU billing trap nobody warns you about. A senior dev's decision framework for edge functions vs serverless.

2026-04-16

Frontend Testing Strategy: 3 Tests You Need, 4 You Don't

3 frontend tests worth writing with Vitest and Playwright, 4 to delete. A practical decision framework, not another tool comparison.

2026-04-16

3 Developer Side Projects to Stop Building in 2026 (And What Works)

Which developer side projects help your career? A senior dev shares what gets skipped, what earns a second look, and 3 types that waste your time.

2026-04-15

JavaScript Code Splitting: 3 Patterns, 2 Gotchas, 0 Guesswork

Route-based, component, and vendor code splitting with Vite and Webpack configs, real bundle sizes, and production gotchas most tutorials skip.