Adnan Ali — Blog https://www.adnanali.tech/blog Practical writing on Next.js, NestJS, React, and shipping production software. en-us adnanali4131@gmail.com (Adnan Ali) Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT MERN stack in 2026: when I still recommend it (and when I don't) https://www.adnanali.tech/blog/mern-stack-in-2026 https://www.adnanali.tech/blog/mern-stack-in-2026 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. MERN MongoDB Node.js Opinion Next.js vs plain React for production apps: what 6 years of client work taught me https://www.adnanali.tech/blog/nextjs-vs-react-for-production https://www.adnanali.tech/blog/nextjs-vs-react-for-production Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. Next.js React Architecture Opinion How I built a food-ordering platform for thousands of daily orders with Next.js and NestJS https://www.adnanali.tech/blog/food-ordering-platform-nextjs-nestjs https://www.adnanali.tech/blog/food-ordering-platform-nextjs-nestjs Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. Next.js NestJS Architecture Case study