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Insights on software development, web technologies, and building meaningful projects.

Rebuilding My Portfolio with TypeScript and @next/mdx October 21, 2025

Rebuild: TypeScript, @next/mdx, and Takumi-powered OG images.

Lazypr - AI CLI Tool October 3, 2025

Why I built lazypr, its architecture, and lessons from my first package

UI Components Library September 10, 2025

A comprehensive collection of customizable UI components built with Shadcn UI

Linear Issue Tracker: Streamline Project Management April 29, 2025

Linear: Fast, efficient software development workflow management.

Zed: Building a New IDE from Scratch April 29, 2025

About the challenges and importance of building the Zed editor from scratch.

The Developer's Dilemma April 28, 2025

Why developers start but struggle to finish projects.

Anti-Piracy Measures Threaten Internet Access April 27, 2025

Italy and Spain's anti-piracy efforts are blocking legitimate online services.

AI: Price vs. Intelligence in 2025 April 25, 2025

AI models in April 2025: balancing cost and capability with recent data.

Turbopack Production Builds in Next.js April 24, 2025

Turbopack production builds in Next.js 15.3: Explore the alpha and its performance.

Optimizing Performance in React April 23, 2025

Fix Next.js performance issues with memoization, the React Compiler, and profiling.

Icon Picker Component April 17, 2025

A versatile Icon Picker component built with shadcn/ui and virtualization

Learn The Web February 25, 2025

A guide to mastering web development, from basics to advanced.

Running LLMs Locally February 6, 2025

Comparing Ollama and LM Studio for running LLMs locally.

Snappy - LLMs Speed Test February 1, 2025

A web application for benchmarking local Large Language Models.

Texta - Editor January 13, 2025

A modern AI-powered text editor for distraction-free writing

What are React Server Components? December 27, 2024

Learn how React Server Components can revolutionize the way we build web applications.

2024 Developer Wrapped December 24, 2024

Reflecting on the year's achievements and looking ahead to 2025.

Image Optimization in the Modern Web December 20, 2024

Learn modern image optimization for faster web performance.

Dynamic Social Images with Next.js December 19, 2024

Learn to generate dynamic social preview images with Next.js.

Turbopack vs. Webpack December 18, 2024

A comparison of Turbopack and Webpack bundlers for Next.js development.

Learn View Transitions on the Web December 17, 2024

Learn how the View Transitions API enables smooth web animations.

Built-in AI with Chrome December 8, 2024

Chrome's built-in AI brings local AI processing and powerful APIs to web development.

Hono and Cloudflare Workers November 6, 2024

Leveraging Hono and Cloudflare Workers for High-Performance Serverless APIs.

GitHub Contributions November 5, 2024

Automated GitHub contributions fetching with Next.js.

AI Enhanced Blog November 4, 2024

Acknowledging AI assistance in content creation.

New Blog Page November 3, 2024

Better blog site with easy content sorting.

Spotify Web Player November 1, 2024

Listen to your Music Anytime, Anywhere.

Tailwind Color Palette October 17, 2024

Tailwind CSS colors in HSL, RGB, and HEX formats.

Live Map October 9, 2024

A world map with stats and general information for each country.

Archive Space September 27, 2024

A simple archive with Cloudflare R2.

Raul Carini - NextJs Blog September 13, 2024

A simple design portfolio and blog made with NextJs and MDX.

Multi-Region R2 Bucket System May 26, 2024

A multi-region system with Cloudflare Worker and Cloudflare R2 Buckets.

Shortly April 24, 2024

A URL Shortening Service: Convert lengthy URLs into concise and easy-to-share links.