Blog Archive
Mobile Performance Profiling: Fixing Jank for Good
Learn how to find and fix jank in your mobile app using Android Studio Profiler, Flutter DevTools, and a repeatable performance workflow.
Deep Linking and App Links in 2026
Learn how to implement deep links and Android App Links so users land in the right screen of your app, verified and secure.
Flutter for Desktop and Web: One Codebase Everywhere
Learn how to take one Flutter codebase and ship native apps to Windows, macOS, Linux, and the web alongside your mobile apps.
Compose Multiplatform for Shared UI
Learn how to share a single Kotlin UI across Android, iOS, desktop, and web with Compose Multiplatform, JetBrains declarative UI framework.
Android Jetpack Compose Patterns
Idiomatic Jetpack Compose patterns in 2026 — state hoisting, unidirectional data flow, composable structure, and integrating ViewModel with the modern lifecycle.
Mobile Local-First: Offline Sync with PowerSync
Build a local-first mobile app with PowerSync — embed a SQLite database, sync from Postgres, handle offline writes and conflict resolution, and stream real-time changes.
SwiftUI vs. UIKit: Building Modern iOS Apps
A practical comparison of SwiftUI and UIKit in 2026 — declarative vs imperative, when to use each, and how to mix both in a hybrid app with UIViewRepresentable.
Building a Chat App with WebSockets and Redis Pub/Sub
Build a real-time chat app with Node.js, WebSockets, and Redis Pub/Sub — handling multiple server instances, message history, presence, and horizontal scaling.
Scaling Node.js: Worker Threads and Clustering
Scale Node.js beyond a single thread — the cluster module for multi-process load balancing across cores and worker_threads for parallel CPU-bound work.
Web Performance: Caching Strategies and CDNs
Practical caching strategies and CDN setup for web apps — HTTP cache headers, cache invalidation, service workers, and CDN configuration for global delivery.
Building a SaaS Landing Page with Astro and Tailwind
Build a fast, SEO-friendly SaaS landing page with Astro and Tailwind CSS — content collections, islands, and deploying to a global edge network.
CSS in 2026: Subgrid, Container Queries, and @layer
Modern CSS layout and organization in 2026 — grid subgrid for nested alignment, container queries for component-driven responsive design, and @layer for cascade management.