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Neon Postgres: The Serverless Database That Actually Works
We've tried a lot of serverless databases. Most are frustrating. Neon is different — here's why we use it and what you need to know before you do too.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
Biome vs ESLint + Prettier — Is It Time to Switch?
Biome promises to replace ESLint and Prettier with one fast Rust-based tool. We ran both on a real Next.js project. Here's what we found.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
AI Pair Programming: The Honest Breakdown After 18 Months of Daily Use
We've used AI tools every day building peal.dev. Here's what they're genuinely great at, where they'll confidently wreck you, and how to tell the difference.
Robert Seghedi · May 26, 2026
Dark Mode in Next.js with next-themes: The Clean Approach
Stop fighting flash of wrong theme and hydration mismatches. Here's how to wire up next-themes correctly in the App Router.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
Custom Hooks That Are Actually Useful — Patterns from Production
Not useWindowSize again. Real custom hooks we use in production, with the context of why they exist and what problem they actually solve.
Robert Seghedi · May 26, 2026
Landing Page Optimization for Developer Tools — What Actually Converts
Most dev tool landing pages fail the same way: too much feature list, not enough 'here's your problem solved.' Here's what we learned rebuilding ours.
Ștefan Binisor · May 26, 2026
Streaming and Suspense in Next.js: Stop Making Users Wait for Everything
Most Next.js apps make users stare at a blank page until every data fetch completes. Streaming and Suspense fix this — here's how to actually use them.
Robert Seghedi · May 26, 2026
Building an Audience as a Developer: Twitter, Blog, or Newsletter (Honest Take)
Three channels, limited time, one of you. Here's what actually works for developer audience building — and what's mostly just procrastination with extra steps.
Robert Seghedi · May 25, 2026
Edge Functions vs Serverless Functions: When to Use Which
Edge and serverless both run 'in the cloud', but they're not interchangeable. Here's how to pick the right one before you regret it at 2am.
Ștefan Binisor · May 25, 2026