Blog

Thoughts on web development & AI

Short, practical posts based on real client work: architecture choices, performance, and shipping AI-powered features that actually help teams.

12 Jul 20255 min read

Writing Better Technical Case Studies

How to present your projects so recruiters and clients understand impact, not just tech stack.

Career
Portfolio
Writing
24 Jun 20257 min read

Observability Basics for Node.js Services

Logs, metrics, traces — and the minimum setup I recommend so production issues are easy to debug.

Node.js
Observability
Backend
7 Jun 20256 min read

Deploying Next.js with Subdomains (blog.yoursite.com)

How to run marketing + blog under subdomains without maintaining multiple codebases.

Next.js
Deployment
DNS
21 May 20258 min read

API Design Notes for Product Teams

Naming, pagination, errors, and versioning — the API details that prevent painful rewrites later.

API
Backend
Architecture
3 May 20257 min read

How I Structure React Components for Scale

A pragmatic approach to organizing components, props, and UI primitives so projects stay maintainable.

React
Architecture
Best Practices
19 Apr 20255 min read

Tailwind UI Patterns I Reuse on Every Project

My go-to set of components and spacing rules that keep UIs consistent and fast to build.

Tailwind CSS
UI
Design System
2 Apr 20256 min read

Next.js SEO Checklist for Portfolios

Robots, sitemap, metadata, Open Graph, and the small details that help your portfolio rank and preview well.

Next.js
SEO
Portfolio
18 Mar 20256 min read

Improving Developer Experience on Client Projects

How I set up tooling, conventions, and automations so teams can move faster without sacrificing quality.

DX
Tooling
Best Practices
5 Feb 20257 min read

Building Reliable Backends for AI Automations

Lessons learned while building AI-powered automation backends with Node.js, Python, and modern tooling.

AI
Backend
Automation
10 Jan 20255 min read

How I Architected My Next.js Portfolio

A quick breakdown of the decisions behind this portfolio — from app router structure to animations and SEO.

Next.js
Architecture
Portfolio