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Beginner 14 min read
CSS Grid or Flexbox? Here's How I Decide
A practical comparison of Grid and Flexbox with real examples, so you stop guessing which one fits a given layout - and when it's fine to just use both.
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Beginner 12 min read
Actually Understanding useEffect
What the dependency array is really doing, how cleanup functions work, and the one mistake almost everyone makes at least once with this hook.
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Beginner 5 min read
Rotating an Array Left by One in JavaScript
A short, focused look at in-place array rotation - and why the loop bound is written the way it is instead of the more obvious-looking alternative.
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Intermediate 30 min read
Wiring Up MongoDB and Mongoose in a Next.js App
How to set up a connection helper that survives Next.js's constant hot-reloading, plus your first Mongoose model, without blowing through your connection pool.
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Beginner 20 min read
Setting Up Your First Next.js + TypeScript Project
A no-nonsense walkthrough for getting a Next.js project running with TypeScript, the App Router, and one properly typed page.
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Beginner 6 min read
How Code Highlighting Actually Works on This Site
A quick, practical look at the exact HTML this site expects for a code block - useful if you're writing an article by hand instead of using the editor.
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