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Next.js Cache Components and the use cache Directive

Web Dev

August 20269 min read

Next.js Cache Components and the use cache Directive

How Cache Components flips Next.js to dynamic-by-default and hands you explicit caching through the use cache directive, cacheLife profiles, and cacheTag invalidation.

Next.js Hydration Errors: Causes and How to Fix Them

Web Dev

August 20269 min read

Next.js Hydration Errors: Causes and How to Fix Them

What the Next.js hydration mismatch error really means, the handful of causes behind it, and how I fix each one with useEffect, dynamic imports, and suppressHydrationWarning.

Securing Next.js Server Actions: Auth, IDOR & Zod Validation

Web Dev

August 202610 min read

Securing Next.js Server Actions: Auth, IDOR & Zod Validation

Every use server function is a public POST endpoint. How I harden Next.js Server Actions with per-action auth, ownership checks, Zod validation, and rate limiting.

Astro 5 Server Islands & Content Layer API: What's New

Web Dev

July 20269 min read

Astro 5 Server Islands & Content Layer API: What's New

Astro 5 shipped Server Islands, a stable Content Layer API, and typed astro:env — how each one works and when I actually reach for it.

Svelte 5 Runes: $state, $derived, $effect Reactivity

Web Dev

July 20269 min read

Svelte 5 Runes: $state, $derived, $effect Reactivity

Why Svelte 5 dropped the compiler-magic reactive model for explicit runes — how $state, $derived, $effect, and $props work, the signals under the hood, and how to migrate.

HTMX and the Hypermedia-Driven Application Approach

Web Dev

July 20269 min read

HTMX and the Hypermedia-Driven Application Approach

How HTMX revives the hypermedia model — hx-get, hx-swap, and HTML fragments instead of a JSON API — where it shines, where it does not, and what htmx 2.0 changed.

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