Beyond the Spotlight. Finding Strength When You’re Not the Favorite
You’ve felt overlooked even when you worked hard. As an introvert, praise often went to extroverted peers while your work stayed quiet. That sting is valid. But not being the favorite can also become your edge—the space to reflect, grow quietly, and discover your own strengths.
A Year with Next.js Server Actions: Lessons Learned
Server Actions in Next.js let you write server-side code directly in React components, cutting down boilerplate and simplifying client-server communication. They shine for data mutations and UI-tied operations, but require care to avoid tight coupling, overuse, or vendor lock-in.
Slow Down to Move Faster
In software development, speed can be costly. Quick fixes often hide deeper issues, leading to more rework. Slowing down to think deliberately, plan, and explore options may feel slower at first but often produces better solutions, fewer bugs, and stronger long-term results.
Managing complexity: Shared business logic in Next.js (Part 1: Server-Side Architecture)
In Next.js 14+, structuring shared business logic through repositories, action functions, and standardized error handling cuts duplication and keeps API routes and Server Actions consistent. This layered approach boosts maintainability, type safety, and sleep quality.
Advanced Union Type Techniques in TypeScript — 05 Object Values with const Assertion
Const assertions in TypeScript lock values to their exact literal types and make them readonly, preventing accidental changes. Used strategically in configs, mappings, and critical state, they catch errors early, keep code predictable, and boost maintainability without unnecessary rigidity.
Advanced Union Type Techniques in TypeScript — 04 Extracting Types from Discriminated Unions
Discriminated unions use a shared property to let TypeScript narrow types automatically. From sorting messages to handling server errors, they boost clarity, IntelliSense, and safety, ensuring each variant is processed with the right properties and avoiding runtime surprises.
Advanced Union Type Techniques in TypeScript — 03 Indexed Types
Indexed access types let you pull property types directly from other types, combining JavaScript’s flexibility with TypeScript’s safety. From dynamic getters to deep extractions in nested objects, they keep complex structures consistent, reliable, and easier to maintain.
Advanced Union Type Techniques in TypeScript — 02 Excluding Types
The Exclude utility type in TypeScript filters out unwanted members from a union, leaving only the relevant ones. From hiding internal props to limiting event handlers or restricting state actions, Exclude keeps types precise, modular, and aligned with real-world usage.
Advanced Union Type Techniques in TypeScript — 01 Extracting Types
The Extract utility type in TypeScript lets you carve out specific members from a union, aligning types with real-world logic. From filtering text inputs to isolating premium product options or refining state in React, Extract helps create cleaner, safer, and more maintainable code.
Why Being Chill All the Time Isn’t Always Cool: The Chaos of Complacency
Complacency is a silent life-drainer that seeps into routines, relationships, and work, turning vibrant days into dull repeats. Breaking free starts with a decision to act, set boundaries, and pursue purpose. Life is too rich to live on autopilot—take the wheel and drive it forward.
TypeScript Error Handling: A Closer Look into Custom Error Objects
By re-creating errors from different sources with a consistent factory function, you can standardize formats, ensure predictable handling, and centralize customization. This pattern makes complex TypeScript apps easier to maintain and adapt as services and requirements evolve.
