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A home for my story

For the first time, I carried thoughts that had nowhere to land. The search for a home for my articles led me not just to yet another platform, but to the idea of my own blog - built on top of the AT Protocol.

Facets as a Formatting Engine

Formatting is an important tool for emphasizing your point. We use it to highlight key parts of our work every day, including when developing services. One interesting example is Facets - a formatting approach in atproto.

Open Social Software. npmx

We’ve just celebrated reaching 3,000 stars, made a number of major releases, and the team gave a really great presentation at atmosphereconf... But it seems I still hadn’t actually answered so many questions - just teased at the end of the previous article. I think it’s time to formulate the answers and finally gather them all in one place.

The month. npmx

npmx - a fast, modern browser for the npm registry. You've definitely heard about this project, and it’s probably got you just as excited as it has me. We've had a month of exciting and invaluable experience, and we've got some crazy plans ahead. I'm Alex, a project maintainer and one of the many who have been lucky enough to witness the formation of npmx from the front lines. This is an article reflecting on the project, warm stories, wonderful people, and, of course, a look into the future. I hope I can convey this marvelous experience and give you the opportunity to feel it with me.

Next.js v15 — What’s new under the hood

Hello! This is another article about next.js. And finally, about the new version! Each release is a set of new, interesting, and controversial features. This version will be no exception. However, new version is interesting not so much for its new functionality, but for the change in priorities and organization in next.js. And yes, as you may have guessed from the title, a significant part of this release is valuable for reflecting on previous mistakes.

Website Performance. Big Basic Checklist

A fast website is something very obvious and simple: the site loads quickly and does not freeze. “If you make people wait 3 seconds, you start losing users” is a rule that probably every web developer has heard. But this rule is only the tip of the iceberg, both when it comes to the reasons customers are lost and when it comes to real outcomes. This article is a comprehensive collection of information about performance: from the history of the first analysis tools and the reasons they appeared, to modern problems and universal ways to improve a website.

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Vercel Edge — what is it and how is it

Edge runtime. One of the main functionality of Vercel — the company that developed and maintains next.js. However, its influence on the edge runtime has gone far beyond its frameworks and utilities. The edge runtime works in the recently acquired by Vercel Svelte, in nuxt, and in more than 30 other frontend frameworks. This article will focus on the edge runtime — what it is, how it is used in Vercel, what features it adds to next.js, expected changes and what solutions I made to expand these features.

Measure twice and release once. A/B tests of static sites

A release starts with an idea. When that perfect idea comes in the brainstorming, the idea that will appeal to all users and attract new customers. The idea is presented to a team of managers, marketers and is unconditionally supported by everyone.

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React Conf 2024. React v19 RC

The first day of React.js Conf just concluded. This much-anticipated conference took place almost 3 years after the previous one. The React updates were just as eagerly awaited. The conference began with these updates and this article will be dedicated to them. And yes, as you saw from the preview — version 19 has moved into the release candidate status. The full release is promised within two weeks.

Caching in next.js. Gift or Curse

The App Router significantly expands the functionality of next.js — partial pre-rendering, templates, parallel and interceptable routes, server components, and much more. However, despite all these improvements, not everyone has decided to switch to the App Router. And there are reasons for that.

History of Vercel 2020-Present (7/7). Zeit is now Vercel

In April 2020, tech company Zeit announced a major rebranding. This new turn allowed Guillermo Rauch to return to big business, but at the same time, it became the most controversial decision in the eyes of the community.

History of Vercel 2015–2020 (6/7). Zeit and Next.js

After leaving Automattic in 2015, Guillermo founded a new company — Zeit. Co-founders were Tony Kovanen and Naoyuki Kanezawa.