Practical notes and questions about building websites, applications, APIs, databases, and CMS platforms.
When I first built a personal website, accessibility felt like a specialist subject I could postpone until the design was finished. The page looked clear on my laptop, so I assumed it worked for everyone. That assumption is a little like arranging a room whil…
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When I first added analytics to a personal website, the dashboard felt like a control room: maps, funnels, sessions, devices, and dozens of…
Fast broadband can make a website feel finished before it has truly been tested. The page opens instantly on a developer's laptop, the hero…
Database Indexing for Small Applications — Finding Data Before It Finds You Most database problems do not arrive with an alarm. A small app…
A few years ago, I was still very comfortable with VS Code. Open the project, click on the sidebar, install the extension, and everything w…
RESTful API vs GraphQL — Choosing the Right Door for Application DataAs an application starts to have a frontend, a mobile app, an admin da…
Some time ago, I just made a simple page to display live server logs. The initial idea was just to refresh the page every 5 seconds using…
Have you ever seen push notifications from a website appear with an inappropriate icon? On Windows the bell.svg appears, on mobile the f…
Have you ever felt annoyed every time you have to manually check whether your new article has been published? Or do you want to let subs…
Building a Personal Fitness Tracker — Next.js, Supabase, and Vercel A few months ago I decided to be more serious about fitness. Not bein…
