The Fragile Art of Hydration: When React Renders Two TruthsIn the early days of the web, a page was just that, a page. A fixed document sent from the server to your browser. You asked, it delivered. It was simple, reliable, and lifeless. Then came JavaScript, and with it, the dream of interactivity. Web apps...Aug 5, 2025·6 min read
Beyond the 404: Why React Apps Break on Netlify and What That Teaches Us About the WebJun 19, 2025·5 min read
From Blank Slate to GSoC 2025 Contributor: What Really Made the DifferenceWhen people ask me to share my GSoC proposal, I always understand the reason: A good proposal is one of the key pieces that gets you selected. But one thing I have come to believe deeply is that the proposal is not the beginning of the journey, and i...Jun 2, 2025·6 min read
Server-Side Speed: Real Deal or Just Hype?Alright, let’s talk about server-side vs. client-side speed. People say server-side is faster, but is it really? Or is that just a fancy way of ignoring the truth—that it’s not so great when you need interactivity? I know, I know—what has she been sm...Feb 20, 2025·3 min read
Tackling My Hydration Error and What I LearnedSo far, the project I am working on has been quite an adventure. Last week, I ran into a Node version error, and I wrote about it and broke it down step by step in the simplest way possible. Before you could even say "Jack Robinson," boom, another er...Feb 7, 2025·6 min read
Fixing the Node.js Version Error for Next.jsI recently encountered an error while working on a new project. As a Frontend Developer, I also pride myself on being a React developer. React.js is the most popular JavaScript library, and I’ve worked with it on other projects. But for this one, I c...Jan 29, 2025·5 min read
How Vite Makes Development Faster and SmootherWe all can agree that working on a ReactJS project often feels like managing a puzzle, especially with Create React App (CRA) when you are almost out of temper waiting for your development server to kick into action. In April 2022, Evan came up with ...Jan 22, 2025·5 min read
Blow It All up and Re-Render from Scratch (React Virtual Dom)Introduction The Evolution of JavaScript and the Birth of React What Is the DOM? Understanding the Document Object Model The Tree-Like Structure of the DOM DOM Manipulation: The React Way vs. Traditional JavaScript Challenges of Traditional ...Dec 9, 2024·6 min read