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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...
Read articleReplacing Lodash with Native ES2026: groupBy, fromAsync, toReversed, and 5 More
Lodash adds about 70KB minified, ES2026 covers most utility uses with zero dependencies Object.groupBy and Map.groupBy replace _.groupBy and ship in every modern runtime Array.fromAsync,...
Replacing Webpack DevServer With Bun Hot Reload: 14 Lines, 3.2x Faster
Webpack DevServer ate 250MB and took 4.1s to start 14 lines of Bun replaced it with WebSocket HMR Cold start dropped from 4.1s to 1.3s,...
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 they belong now.
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 Cold starts dropped from 380ms on Express...
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 faster. When I still reach for Node.
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 distribution on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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 the ones you'll use daily.