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Replacing Lodash with Native ES2026: groupBy, fromAsync, toReversed, and 5 More
Lodash adds about 70KB minified, ES2026 covers most utility uses with zero dependencies
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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
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I Replaced ESLint + Prettier with Biome Across 16 Repos: Setup, Wins, and 2 Gotchas
Swapped ESLint plus Prettier for Biome across 16 repos, dropping from 5 dev dependencies to 1 One shared biome.json now governs every project, no more per-repo config drift Lint plus format fell from roughly 9 seconds to under 1 second...
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Replacing Webpack DevServer With Bun Hot Reload: 14 Lines, 3.2x Faster
Webpack DevServer ate 250MB and took 4.1s to start
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TypeScript Decorators Finally Shipped: What Changed in 2026
Stage 3 decorators in TypeScript 5+ are stable in 2026. Migration from legacy, 5 production patterns, and where…
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Hono: The Tiny Framework That Runs My Entire Backend
Hono ships under 14KB and runs the same code on Bun, Node, Deno, Cloudflare Workers, and Vercel Edge
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Bun 1.2 Replaced Node in Every New RAXXO Project
Why Bun 1.2 became the default runtime for 17 RAXXO projects: 3s installs, 9 fewer devDependencies, tests 8x…
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How to Build and Distribute an Electron Desktop App in 2026
How to build and distribute an Electron desktop app in 2026. From setup to code signing, auto-updates, and…
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TypeScript 5 Features That Actually Matter in 2026
The TypeScript 5 features that actually matter for everyday development in 2026. Skip the theory - these are…