You should know this before choosing Next.js

Picking the technology stack for a project is an important and consequential decision. In the enterprise space in particular, it often involves a multi-year commitment with long-lasting implications on the roadmap of the project, the pace of its development, the quality of the deliverables, and even the ability to assemble and maintain a happy team.

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One or Two? How Many Queues?

Very applied queue theory. There’s a well-known rule of thumb that one queue is better than two. When you’ve got or people waiting to check out at the supermarket, having a single shared queue improves utilization and reduces wait times.

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Usability testing with disabled users is a good investment

Usability testing with disabled users will highlight accessibility barriers missed in typical accessibility audits. I was speaking about “alt text” all the way back in the early 90’s. I’m still raising awareness about that.

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The state of the front-end and full-stack job market

After an engaging discussion about the front-end and full-stack market, I couldn’t stop wondering: Are my skills and interests in demand? While there are plenty of development-related surveys, the results gauge preference and interest, not demand.

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UI Algorithms: A Tiny Undo Stack

I’ve needed this before - a couple of times. Third time I figured I needed something small, nimble - yet complete. And - at the same time - wondering about how to do it in a very simple manner. I think it worked out great, so let’s dig in. Most UIs will have some form of undo functionality.

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Deploying a Next.js App to Production in any server

Updated for Next.js 15. When it comes to deploying a Next.js app to production, generally everyone thinking starts from Vercel, and ends with Netlify, Firebase type providers. Not only are these providers very expensive, but they also have a lot of limitations.

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Build and deploy Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to Cloudflare

It feels like almost everyone building AI applications and agents is talking about the Model Context Protocol (MCP), as well as building MCP servers that you install and run locally on your own computer. You can now build and deploy remote MCP servers to Cloudflare.

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