Short reads on building software.

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1. 5 September 2026Tech Tips2 min read

   Structured logging: make your logs searchable

   Plain text logs are easy to write and painful to search. Structured JSON logs with levels and consistent fields turn finding one failed order into a single query.

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2. 4 September 2026Guides2 min read

   How to reduce JavaScript bundle size

   Every kilobyte of JavaScript is downloaded, parsed and run before a page responds. Measure the bundle, split it by route, lazy load the rest and trim dependencies.

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3. 3 September 2026Tech Tips2 min read

   Dependency hygiene: audit, update and prune npm packages

   Outdated and unused packages are a security risk and a tax on every install. A short routine with npm audit, npm outdated and a cleanup tool keeps a project healthy.

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4. 2 September 2026Guides2 min read

   Microservice observability: logs, metrics and traces

   When a request crosses ten services, one log file cannot explain a slow checkout. Logs, metrics and traces each answer a different question. Here is how they fit.

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5. 30 August 2026Tech News2 min read

   React 19: Actions, the use API and Server Components

   React 19 made forms and async state much simpler with Actions, useActionState and useOptimistic, added the use API and stabilized Server Components. A practical summary.

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6. 29 August 2026Industry Updates2 min read

   Software supply chain security: SBOMs and signed builds

   Most of your application is code you did not write. SBOMs, automated scanning, trusted registries and signed artifacts show what you ship and prove where it came from.

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7. 28 August 2026Tech Tips2 min read

   Client-side caching for API responses

   Refetching the same data on every visit wastes time and bandwidth. HTTP cache headers, an in-memory cache and browser storage each solve a different part of the problem.

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8. 25 August 2026Code Snippets2 min read

   Web Workers: move heavy work off the main thread

   Heavy JavaScript freezes the page because it shares a thread with the interface. A Web Worker runs that work in the background. A working example and the limits to know.

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9. 24 August 2026Tech News2 min read

   WebAssembly beyond the browser: what WASI enables

   WebAssembly began as a way to run fast code in browsers. With WASI it runs on servers, at the edge and inside plugins: sandboxed, portable and quick to start.

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10. 23 August 2026Tech News2 min read

    Angular Signals: fine-grained reactivity explained

    Signals give Angular a precise way to track state: when a value changes, only the views that read it update. How signal, computed and effect work, with examples.

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11. 22 August 2026Tech Tips2 min read

    Tree shaking: why your bundle still ships unused code

    Tree shaking removes code you never import, but only when the bundler can prove it is unused. ES modules, the sideEffects flag and your import style decide what goes.

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12. 21 August 2026Tool Reviews2 min read

    Monorepo dependencies with pnpm and npm workspaces

    Workspaces let a frontend, an API and shared packages live in one repository with one install. How pnpm and npm workspaces work, and when each one fits.

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