The 10-point LCP checklist I run on every site
Largest Contentful Paint is Google's most important performance metric. A practical checklist to get it under 2.5s.
WooCommerce B2B pricing: plugin or custom code?
In B2B e-commerce, the price changes per customer. Bulk discounts, category discounts, membership tiers. Plugin or custom code?
OAuth 2.0 flows in practice: authorization code, PKCE, client credentials
OAuth 2.0 is the most widely used authorization protocol. Four flows, each for a different scenario. A practical usage guide.
A dynamic icon strategy built on SF Symbols
SF Symbols is Apple's free icon library. 5000+ symbols, dynamic color, weight. It made custom icons obsolete for me.
Blue/green, canary, rolling: picking the right deploy strategy
Three deploy strategies. The upside and downside of each. Which one wins which production scenario?
How I sell tech debt work to my manager
Technical debt is a developer's burden, and managers rarely get it. How to reframe the conversation in business language.
Getting TTFB under 800ms: the server and database layers
Time to First Byte (TTFB) is an SEO metric. Target: under 800ms. Concrete steps for server-side optimization.
Modern WordPress plugin development: PSR-4, Composer, autoload
WordPress plugin development should move to modern PHP standards. PSR-4, Composer, namespaces: a practical guide.
BFF pattern: why mobile and web deserve their own APIs
Mobile and web consume the same backend API. Their needs differ and both compromise. When does the BFF pattern earn its place?
Custom font loading: the three pitfalls that cost me 200ms
Adding a custom font pushed launch time up by 200ms. How to optimize font loading.
Building a feature flag system: a 4-stage adoption guide
Feature flags decouple deploy from feature release. A/B testing, gradual rollout, kill switch. How to build your own system.
Commit message discipline: why it matters and how to enforce it
Commit messages aren't just dates, they're the memory of your codebase. How I install the discipline, and why it's worth it.