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Optimizing Core Web Vitals for e-Commerce
Mar 01, 202610 min read
SEO
Performance
Next.js

Optimizing Core Web Vitals for e-Commerce

Our journey to scoring 100 on Google PageSpeed Insights for a major Shopify-backed e-commerce platform.

Building an AI-Powered Interview Feedback System
Feb 22, 20269 min read
AI
LLM
Feedback

Building an AI-Powered Interview Feedback System

How we built an AI-powered system that analyzes mock interview recordings and generates structured feedback on communication, technical accuracy, and problem-solving approach using LLMs.

Migrating from Pages to App Router
Feb 15, 20268 min read
Next.js
Migration
Case Study

Migrating from Pages to App Router

A detailed post-mortem on migrating a massive enterprise dashboard from Next.js Pages Router to the App Router.

Performance Optimization for an Image-Heavy Rental Platform
Feb 05, 20269 min read
Performance
Images
Next.js

Performance Optimization for an Image-Heavy Rental Platform

How we optimized Core Web Vitals for an image-heavy rental platform, reducing LCP from 4.2s to 1.8s through responsive images, lazy loading, blur placeholders, and CDN-based image transformation.

Building an AI-Powered SaaS: Lessons Learned
Jan 20, 20269 min read
AI
SaaS
Next.js

Building an AI-Powered SaaS: Lessons Learned

Integrating Large Language Models into a production application comes with unique challenges. Learn about prompt engineering, cost management, and streaming UIs.

Building a Role-Based Multi-Portal Platform
Jan 18, 20268 min read
RBAC
Multi-Portal
React

Building a Role-Based Multi-Portal Platform

How we architected a multi-portal platform with role-based access for admins, vendors, and customers, sharing a single Next.js codebase with dynamic layouts and permission-driven UI rendering.

Offline Sync and Conflict Resolution in React Native
Jan 02, 20267 min read
React Native
Offline
Sync

Offline Sync and Conflict Resolution in React Native

Deep dive into implementing offline sync and conflict resolution for a React Native field app, covering sync queues, merge strategies, vector clocks, and handling intermittent connectivity.

Stripe Payment Flows in Production: Lessons from Three Projects
Dec 12, 20258 min read
Stripe
Payments
Production

Stripe Payment Flows in Production: Lessons from Three Projects

Production lessons from implementing Stripe payments across three projects, covering checkout flows, subscription billing, webhook reliability, refund handling, and PCI compliance strategies.

Integrating Real-Time Aviation APIs in a Mission-Critical Platform
Nov 25, 20258 min read
Aviation
API Integration
Real-Time

Integrating Real-Time Aviation APIs in a Mission-Critical Platform

How we integrated multiple real-time aviation APIs for flight tracking, weather data, and NOTAMs into a mission-critical platform with circuit breakers, caching, and graceful degradation.

Scaling a Fintech Dashboard to 10k Active Users
Nov 20, 20259 min read
React
Performance
WebSockets

Scaling a Fintech Dashboard to 10k Active Users

How we leveraged Redis, WebSockets, and heavily memoized React components to deliver real-time financial data.

Building a Configurable Form Engine with Conditional Logic
Nov 08, 20258 min read
Form Builder
React Native
Architecture

Building a Configurable Form Engine with Conditional Logic

How we built a JSON-driven form engine for a mobile audit app with 200+ field types, conditional show/hide logic, nested repeaters, offline validation, and dynamic calculations.

Polyglot Database Architecture for E-Commerce at Scale
Oct 22, 20258 min read
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Database

Polyglot Database Architecture for E-Commerce at Scale

How we designed a polyglot database architecture using PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch for an e-commerce platform, with data flow patterns and consistency strategies.

Building a Realtime Collaboration Tool
Oct 14, 20258 min read
React
CRDTs
WebSockets

Building a Realtime Collaboration Tool

The technical deep-dive into creating a Notion-like multi-player editor using Yjs and React.

Implementing Feature Flags for Progressive Rollout
Oct 05, 20258 min read
Feature Flags
CI/CD
DevOps

Implementing Feature Flags for Progressive Rollout

How we implemented a feature flag system for progressive rollout across web and mobile, with percentage-based targeting, A/B testing integration, and instant kill switches for production incidents.

Building an Enterprise Design System with 50+ Components
Sep 18, 20258 min read
Design System
Material UI
TypeScript

Building an Enterprise Design System with 50+ Components

How we built and scaled an enterprise design system with 50+ React components, covering token architecture, Storybook documentation, versioning strategy, and cross-team adoption patterns.

Migrating from Express.js to NestJS: Lessons Learned
Sep 01, 202510 min read
NestJS
Express.js
Migration

Migrating from Express.js to NestJS: Lessons Learned

Lessons learned from migrating a production Express.js API to NestJS, covering incremental migration strategy, module decomposition, dependency injection adoption, and zero-downtime cutover.

Full-Stack Architecture for a Classroom Management System
Aug 15, 20259 min read
Next.js
NestJS
PostgreSQL

Full-Stack Architecture for a Classroom Management System

Architectural decisions behind a full-stack classroom management system built with Next.js and NestJS, covering multi-role access, real-time updates, assignment workflows, and grade tracking.

Building Map-Based Property Discovery with Google Maps
Jul 28, 20259 min read
Google Maps
Next.js
Real Estate

Building Map-Based Property Discovery with Google Maps

Case study on building an interactive map-based property discovery platform using Google Maps API, marker clustering, geospatial queries, and performant rendering for thousands of listings.

Monorepo with Shared Schemas: Mobile + Backend in Turborepo
Jul 12, 20259 min read
Turborepo
Monorepo
React Native

Monorepo with Shared Schemas: Mobile + Backend in Turborepo

How we structured a Turborepo monorepo with React Native mobile and NestJS backend sharing Zod schemas, TypeScript types, and validation logic to eliminate API contract drift.

Building a WebRTC Video Interview Platform
Jun 25, 20259 min read
WebRTC
Video
Firebase

Building a WebRTC Video Interview Platform

Case study on building a WebRTC-based video interview platform with recording, real-time transcription, AI feedback, and adaptive bitrate for varying network conditions.

Implementing RTL and Bilingual Support for UAE E-Commerce
Jun 08, 202511 min read
RTL
i18n
E-Commerce

Implementing RTL and Bilingual Support for UAE E-Commerce

How we implemented full RTL layout support and Arabic-English bilingual functionality for a UAE e-commerce platform, covering CSS logical properties, font loading, and content management.

Scaling a Multi-Vendor E-Commerce Platform with Next.js
May 22, 202510 min read
E-Commerce
Next.js
Scaling

Scaling a Multi-Vendor E-Commerce Platform with Next.js

Case study on scaling a multi-vendor e-commerce platform to handle 50+ vendors and 10K+ products using Next.js ISR, edge caching, and a microservices backend with NestJS.

Building an LLM Orchestration Layer for Interview Prep
May 05, 202510 min read
AI
LLM
OpenAI

Building an LLM Orchestration Layer for Interview Prep

How we built an LLM orchestration layer that chains multiple AI models for interview preparation, with prompt management, response streaming, cost optimization, and fallback strategies.

Designing an Offline-First Mobile Audit Platform
Apr 15, 20259 min read
React Native
Offline-First
Mobile

Designing an Offline-First Mobile Audit Platform

Case study on building an offline-first audit platform in React Native with local-first data storage, background sync, conflict resolution, and reliable media uploads from remote sites.

Building a Micro-Frontend Architecture for Enterprise Aviation
Mar 28, 20259 min read
Micro-Frontends
Enterprise
Architecture

Building a Micro-Frontend Architecture for Enterprise Aviation

How we designed and implemented a micro-frontend architecture for an enterprise aviation platform, enabling independent team deployments and reducing release cycles from weeks to hours.