URL design impacts application architecture, performance, and costs. Case study: how flat URLs caused 2x backend load and how we optimized it.

URL design impacts application architecture, performance, and costs. Case study: how flat URLs caused 2x backend load and how we optimized it.

"What are these generated classes? Did we cancel the cascade?" A backend developer's confusion reveals how functional programming reshaped and complicated frontend development.

How I almost rewrote my entire blog to fix bad ads, then discovered a simple solution. A developer's tale about avoiding shiny object syndrome and focusing on what actually matters.

A simple PDF upload validation task turned into a lesson on why code complete != user complete. Discover how small iterations in UX, security, and reliability make the difference between code that works and code that lasts.

Discover how text fragments revolutionize web navigation. Learn to link directly to specific text on any web page, surpassing traditional 'Ctrl+F' searches. Explore this powerful, user-friendly feature for precise content sharing and improved web experiences.

How to build a search-in-page friendly dropdown menu using the hidden attribute with the value until-found.

I’ve seen a lot of CSS style guides online, but I always found them talking more about how to choose a selector name and how to structure your components rather than talking about CSS itself. I do a lot of code review at Robusta and reviewing CSS is something I enjoy doing. I tried to collect the notes that I found myself leaving for my colleagues and decided to start this opinionated style guide.

One of the popular metrics used to assess the engineering team’s output is Code Churn. It has several definitions and each company and tool measures it differently. I like how Pluralsight defines it:

A couple of years ago I learned about Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) from Technology Radar and how they help software development teams document the architecture decisions they take during software design. In the beginning, I had an impression that these kinds of documents are suitable for projects of a certain size where a software architect is needed, but I was wrong.