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How AI Remembers and Why It Forgets: Part 1. The Context Problem

How does AI actually remember things between messages, and why does it forget halfway through? I ran a few experiments on Claude Sonnet and GPT-5 and wrote down what I saw.

AI·Apr 7, 2026·15 min read
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Debugging with AI: Can It Replace an Experienced Developer?

Can AI actually debug complex React/Next.js issues? I tested it on three real bugs, investigated the root cause myself and wrote down the results.

AI·Feb 4, 2026·27 min read
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Can You Fetch Data with React Server Actions?

Can React Server Actions replace fetch for client-side data fetching? Let's investigate and find out.

React·Jan 13, 2026·13 min read

Books

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Advanced React

Deep dives, investigations, performance patterns and techniques.

If you think you know everything about React, this book might surprise you 😉. It's the guide to React you wish you'd had when you were learning it.

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Web Performance Fundamentals

A Frontend Developer's Guide to Profile and Optimize React Web Apps.

Want to make your React apps even faster? Time to learn Core Web Vitals, performance profiling, server vs client rendering, etc. Stuff that actually moves the needle.

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React

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Internals, performance, and the parts of React that don't work the way you think.

Cover illustration for Debugging with AI: Can It Replace an Experienced Developer?

Debugging with AI: Can It Replace an Experienced Developer?

Can AI actually debug complex React/Next.js issues? I tested it on three real bugs, investigated the root cause myself and wrote down the results.

Feb 4, 2026·27 min read
Cover illustration for Can You Fetch Data with React Server Actions?

Can You Fetch Data with React Server Actions?

Can React Server Actions replace fetch for client-side data fetching? Let's investigate and find out.

Jan 13, 2026·13 min read
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Bundle Size Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Shrinking Your JavaScript

A practical guide to analyzing and reducing JavaScript bundle size. Learn bundle analysis, fix tree-shaking issues, remove duplicate libraries, and otherwise optimize your React app's JavaScript size.

Dec 4, 2025·34 min read

AI

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How AI actually works, and how to make it behave beyond vibe-coding.

Cover illustration for How AI Remembers and Why It Forgets: Part 1. The Context Problem

How AI Remembers and Why It Forgets: Part 1. The Context Problem

How does AI actually remember things between messages, and why does it forget halfway through? I ran a few experiments on Claude Sonnet and GPT-5 and wrote down what I saw.

Apr 7, 2026·15 min read
Cover illustration for Debugging with AI: Can It Replace an Experienced Developer?

Debugging with AI: Can It Replace an Experienced Developer?

Can AI actually debug complex React/Next.js issues? I tested it on three real bugs, investigated the root cause myself and wrote down the results.

Feb 4, 2026·27 min read

Web Performance

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Measured, not guessed. Digging into why apps are slow, and how to make them fast.

Cover illustration for Can You Fetch Data with React Server Actions?

Can You Fetch Data with React Server Actions?

Can React Server Actions replace fetch for client-side data fetching? Let's investigate and find out.

Jan 13, 2026·13 min read
Cover illustration for Bundle Size Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Shrinking Your JavaScript

Bundle Size Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Shrinking Your JavaScript

A practical guide to analyzing and reducing JavaScript bundle size. Learn bundle analysis, fix tree-shaking issues, remove duplicate libraries, and otherwise optimize your React app's JavaScript size.

Dec 4, 2025·34 min read
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React Server Components: Do They Really Improve Performance?

A data-driven comparison of CSR, SSR, and RSC under the same app and test setup, focusing on initial-load performance and the impact of client- vs server-side data fetching (including Streaming + Suspense).

Oct 21, 2025·42 min read
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