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Practical notes on Next.js, NestJS, React, and shipping production software — drawn from real client work, not tutorials.
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MERN stack in 2026: when I still recommend it (and when I don't)
The MERN stack isn't dead, but it's not the default it once was. Where MongoDB, Express, React, and Node still shine in 2026 — and where I steer clients elsewhere.
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Next.js vs plain React for production apps: what 6 years of client work taught me
When I reach for Next.js, when plain React with Vite is the better call, and why the decision usually comes down to SEO and complexity — not hype.
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How I built a food-ordering platform for thousands of daily orders with Next.js and NestJS
A senior engineer's walkthrough of the architecture behind a national food-ordering platform: Next.js, NestJS, Postgres, Redis, and Socket.IO under real load.