Why I Stick With HTMX Even If It Sucks
September 12, 2025
While HTMX sucks, it's still the best option when it comes to building reactive web UIs in 2025
Posts tagged with "#web development"
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Level Up Your Django Views with the ViewModel Pattern
September 04, 2025
Here's how to supercharge your Django templates and make your views squeaky clean with a pattern you'll wish you'd known about sooner.
The Ghost in the Migration: Why Your Model's Methods Disappear
September 01, 2025
Ever had your Django data migration mysteriously fail on a model property that you know exists? Here’s why.
How I deploy Python/Django Apps as a Solo Dev
August 24, 2025
Stop wrestling with complex deployments and learn how I use Ansible, Docker, and Litestream to run Django apps on a secure, self-updating, and ridiculously resilient setup.
Stop Trusting Your API: How to Build a Bulletproof Frontend with Zod and React Query
August 21, 2025
If you're only using TypeScript interfaces to model API responses, you're one backend change away from a runtime crash—here's how to build a truly resilient app with Zod.
On the Fence: My Affair with HTMX and the Enduring Allure of React
August 19, 2025
After building with React for years, my recent dive into HTMX and AlpineJS has been a masterclass in the trade-offs between radical simplicity and creative freedom.
Why the HTML dialog element sucks
February 04, 2025
Learn why you should implement custom modals instead of relying on dialog
Identify Individual Requests in ExpressJS
January 24, 2024
Learn how to debug user errors more easily by tagging each request.
Encode base64 in JavaScript and Decode in Python: Part 2
October 15, 2023
Learn how to decode a Base64 string you encoded from JavaScript in Python
Encode base64 in JavaScript and Decode in Python: Part 1
October 14, 2023
Learn how to send URL safe base64 encoded data to your Python API.
Log to console with Sentry
October 14, 2023
Learn how to see your Sentry logs in the dev tools console for a faster debugging experience.