Articles, guides, and thoughts on web development and technology
Keyword search is so 2010. I explored how to leverage vector embeddings and pgvector to give my Remix app a brain that actually understands what users are looking for.
A guide to evolving your database schema safely using the parallel-change pattern to avoid application outages during deployments.
A deep dive into implementing idempotency, manual retries, and dead-letter queues to ensure your third-party integrations stay bulletproof when things go wrong.
An honest look at the seductive trap of building for hypothetical future requirements and how I started prioritizing 'Now' over 'Maybe.'
A deep dive into why simply 'indexing everything' fails and how to use execution plans to fix real-world database bottlenecks.
We all have that one file we're afraid to touch. Here's how I finally tackled my most terrifying legacy code without burning the whole repository down.
Stop making users stare at a blank screen; learn how to combine Remix’s defer utility with OpenAI’s streaming API to build a snappy AI interface that feels faster than a junior dev on their third espresso.
A deep dive into using Ollama and the Vercel AI SDK within Remix to create a self-documenting, context-aware developer tool that stays strictly on your machine.
A deep dive into transitioning to a monorepo setup using Turborepo to solve dependency hell and drastically speed up CI/CD pipelines.
A deep dive into using Remix's streaming capabilities and Server-Sent Events to keep your UI snappy while your AI model takes its sweet time to think.