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Stripe Customer Portal: Let Users Manage Their Own Billing (So You Don't Have To)
Stop manually canceling subscriptions and updating cards for users. Here's how to wire up Stripe's Customer Portal in a Next.js app properly.
Ștefan Binisor · May 27, 2026
Soft Deletes vs Hard Deletes: When to Actually Use Each
Deleting data sounds simple until you need it back. Here's how we think about soft vs hard deletes, and when each one saves or ruins your day.
Robert Seghedi · May 26, 2026
Social Login Gotchas: Account Linking, Duplicate Users, and the Edge Cases Nobody Warns You About
Adding Google and GitHub login sounds simple. Then users sign up twice, lose their data, and blame you. Here's how to handle it properly.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
Why Developer Tool Landing Pages Fail (And What Actually Gets Sign-Ups)
Most dev tool landing pages die by trying to impress other developers. Here's what actually converts — from headline to CTA.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
Stripe Connect for Marketplaces: Splitting Payments Between Sellers
Stripe Connect sounds simple until you're debugging payout timing at midnight. Here's the real implementation guide for marketplace payment splitting.
Robert Seghedi · May 26, 2026
Prompt Engineering for Code Generation: What Actually Works in 2025
Stop hoping your AI writes good code. Start writing prompts that make it impossible for it to write bad code.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
Custom Hooks That Are Actually Useful — Patterns From Production
Most custom hook tutorials show you useFetch wrappers you'll never use. Here are the ones we reach for constantly in real apps.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
Responsive Design Patterns That Actually Scale (Beyond Media Queries)
Most responsive CSS breaks the moment your designer adds a sidebar. Here's how we build layouts that survive real-world complexity.
Robert Seghedi · May 26, 2026
Metered Billing with Stripe: Usage-Based Pricing That Actually Works
Usage-based pricing sounds simple until you're debugging why a customer got charged for 10,000 API calls they swear they didn't make.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026