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Building a Self-Hosted Blog Engine With Astro 6
This blog is its own open-source project. One config file, 15 themes, 26 languages, zero JavaScript by default, perfect Lighthouse scores, and Docker-ready. Here is how it works.
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13 posts
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I Ditched Linktree and Built My Own, for Free
Fed up with Linktree watermarks and paywalled customization, I built my own personal link page. Open source, self-hosted, 15 themes, and it takes about five minutes to set up.
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Building a Free Icon API for Developer Portfolios and READMEs
Every developer portfolio and GitHub README deserves sharp tech stack icons. I built a free, self-hosted API that turns a URL into a polished icon strip, no account required, no watermarks, no limits.
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Turbo vs Moon: Picking a Monorepo Task Runner That Fits
Both tools solve the same caching and orchestration problem in monorepos. Here is where they differ, where each one wins, and how I think about choosing between them.
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Why I Replaced ESLint and Prettier With Biome (And Have Not Looked Back)
Two tools, two config files, two sets of conflicting rules, and a slow CI pipeline. Biome replaced all of that with one fast Rust-based tool. Here is why the switch was obvious in hindsight.
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Three Prebuild Scripts That Make Every Project Better
Automated font downloading with CLS-safe fallbacks, favicon and PWA icon generation from a single image URL, and OG image rendering at build time. Three scripts I now use across all my projects.
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Why I Replaced Node.js and npm With Bun Across All My Projects
Bun is a runtime, package manager, test runner, and bundler in one binary. After running it in production for months, here is an honest account of where it wins and where to watch out.
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nuxt-superjson: Keeping Complex Types Alive Across Your API
JavaScript serialization silently drops Date objects, Sets, Maps, and more. nuxt-superjson is a Nuxt module that wires SuperJSON into your API endpoints so complex types survive the round trip.
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VueI: Building a Vue UI Component Library as a Nuxt Module
VueI is an open-source Vue 3 UI component library distributed as a Nuxt module. Install it with one command, get a full set of typed, accessible components built with TailwindCSS.
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ts-utils: A TypeScript Utility Library Covering Almost Everything
Twenty-plus utility modules for TypeScript covering strings, arrays, dates, math, colors, crypto, URLs, media, and more. One package, consistently typed, built with Bun.
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Mentorize V1: Building the First E-Learning Prototype
How the first version of Mentorize came together as a full-stack Nuxt app with MySQL, interactive courses, and video-based learning-and what I learned building it.
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Forms Pretty: One CSS File for Beautiful HTML Forms
Browser default form styles look terrible in every browser. Forms Pretty is a universal CSS stylesheet that makes any form look polished instantly, with no framework dependency and no configuration.
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My PHP Development Toolkit: Framework, API, and Starter Templates
Three PHP repositories I built to stop repeating the same setup for every new project. A full-stack MVC framework, a standalone REST API template, and a lightweight no-framework starter.