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The Complete Guide to Self-Hosting Next.js at Scale

A collection of hard-won lessons from deploying and maintaining Next.js applications in production. Covering solutions for platforms like Kubernetes, Docker, memory leaks to graceful shutdowns.

React Concurrent Features: An Overview

Explains how concurrent features like useTransition, useDeferredValue, Suspense, and useOptimistic let React pause, prioritize, and coordinate updates, making heavy rendering, async operations, and user interactions feel more responsive.

Can We Use Local Storage Instead of Context-Redux-Zustand?

Local Storage and React state managers may both “store data,” but they solve very different problems. Nadia shows why Context/Redux/Zustand exist, where Local Storage fits in, and why trying to replace one with the other quickly falls apart.

A Clock That Doesn't Snap

A slightly hacky but effective trick to avoid UI flickers due to hydration issues by inserting an inline script that patches the DOM before hydration for a cleaner first paint.

shadcn CLI 3.0

Namespaced & private registries, advanced auth, search commands, faster resolution, improved errors, upgraded MCP server, no breaking changes.

React Server Components Support Without a Framework?

If you don’t want to use Next.js (or even the minimal Waku framework) but you want to play with React Server Components, this is for you. Krasimir built a tool to split code across the client/server divide so you can run RSCs without a framework.

Build a Telegram 2.0 Clone w/ Next.js 15 + More!

Join me as I show you how to build a Telegram-like App from scratch with Next.js - This comprehensive tutorial walks you through everything you need to build a fully functional web app with video calling & group chats!

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