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Isomorphic JavaScript Web Development

Isomorphic JavaScript Web Development

Leverage the power of React and Node to build complete web applications in pure JavaScript

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Designing Fair Token Bucket Policies for Real-Time Apps

Sizing burst capacity and refill rates for chat, gaming, and streaming without starving legitimate users or enabling abuse.

Nov 4, 2025

Designing Fair Token Bucket Policies for Real-Time Apps

Nov 4, 2025

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Beyond the Lock: Why Fencing Tokens Are Essential

A lock isn’t enough. Discover how fencing tokens prevent data corruption from stale locks and “zombie” processes.

Oct 20, 2025

Beyond the Lock: Why Fencing Tokens Are Essential

Oct 20, 2025

GitHub Security Notifications for Discord

A practical guide for setting up automated security notifications from GitHub repositories to Discord channels.

Sep 28, 2025

GitHub Security Notifications for Discord

Sep 28, 2025

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Building a Localhost OAuth Callback Server in Node.js

The missing guide to implementing secure OAuth flows in command-line tools and desktop apps

Aug 19, 2025

Building a Localhost OAuth Callback Server in Node.js

Aug 19, 2025

Why I Built MCP Client Generator (And Why You Should Care)

Turn any MCP server into a type-safe TypeScript SDK in seconds — with OAuth 2.1 and multi-provider support

Aug 13, 2025

Why I Built MCP Client Generator (And Why You Should Care)

Aug 13, 2025

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Zero-Wait PR Previews: The Pre-Configured Slots Pattern

Stop decoding PR numbers and start shipping faster. Here’s how to make your development workflow smoother and more intuitive.

Jul 25, 2025

Zero-Wait PR Previews: The Pre-Configured Slots Pattern

Jul 25, 2025

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Building Type-Safe WebSocket Applications with Bun and Zod

Taming WebSocket chaos with type safety and Zod validation

May 3, 2025

Building Type-Safe WebSocket Applications with Bun and Zod

May 3, 2025

Enabling efficient front-end development

The role of web infrastructure engineering teams

Jul 17, 2023

Enabling efficient front-end development

Jul 17, 2023

Using EJS with Vite

Why use EJS with Vite?

Jun 15, 2023

Jun 15, 2023

Generate TypeScript definitions from a PostgreSQL database schema

I’ve been enjoying using Knex.js database client for quite some time when implementing GraphQL API backends. One thing that it currently…

Apr 14, 2021

Apr 14, 2021

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