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One Schema, Zero Drift: How Zod Keeps My Frontend and Backend in Sync
TypeScript catches a lot of bugs. But it has a blind spot: the network boundary. Your server returns { createdAt: string } instead of { created_at: string }, and TypeScript won't say a word. You'll find out at runtime, when the UI renders "undefined" where a date should be.This happens because TypeScript types are erased at compile time. They describe what your code expects, not what actually arrives over the wire. Your frontend type says User, but the API could return anything -- a different sh
South Australia House Builders: Complete Guide to Building Your Dream Home
South Australia House Builders: Complete Guide to Building Your Dream HomeResidential Builders Port AdelaideSouth Australia House Builders: Complete Guide to Building Your Dream HomeBuilding a home is one of the most important life decisions for many families in Australia. The process of choosing suitable South Australia house builders becomes crucial when you want to construct either a contemporary home in Adelaide or a tranquil residence in the regional areas of South Australia. The home const
tRPC: End-to-End Type Safety Without the GraphQL Complexity
tRPC: End-to-End Type Safety Without the GraphQL ComplexityBy Wilson XuTarget: Smashing Magazine / LogRocket / Honeybadger (~2,800 words) IntroductionThere is a particular kind of pain that every TypeScript developer knows. You carefully type your backend response β every field, every nested object, every nullable edge case. Then you call the API from your frontend, and suddenly you're back in the land of any. Your carefully crafted types stop at the HTTP boundary. Welcome to type dri
Building Real-Time Collaborative Apps with CRDTs and Y.js
Building Real-Time Collaborative Apps with CRDTs and Y.jsReal-time collaboration has become table stakes for modern applications. Users expect to see each other's cursors, watch edits appear instantly, and never lose work to a merge conflict. Figma, Notion, Google Docs, and Linear all deliver this experience seamlessly. The technology powering most of these applications? CRDTs β Conflict-free Replicated Data Types.If you've ever tried building collaborative features with naive approaches l
Animation & Effects Pack
Animation & Effects PackA production-ready animation library built on Framer Motion that gives React developers 60+ polished animations out of the box. Includes scroll-triggered reveals, page transitions with App Router support, skeleton loading states, micro-interactions for buttons and inputs, parallax effects, and staggered list animations. Every animation respects prefers-reduced-motion, ships with TypeScript types, and is designed to compose β combine primitives to build complex c
Blog Template
Blog TemplateA modern blog template with dark mode, article grid layout, topic filtering, and newsletter signup. Built for writers, developers, and content creators. Price$19 -- one-time purchase, lifetime updates. FeaturesFully responsive -- Mobile-first design with tablet and desktop breakpointsDark/Light mode -- Built-in theme toggle, persists to localStorageNo dependencies -- Pure HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScriptUnder 400KB -- Lightweight and fast-loadingScroll animations --
How to Scrape Any Website in 2026 β The Complete Decision Tree
Flowchart for choosing your scraping method:Has JSON API? β YES β Use it (fastest, most reliable) β NOHas RSS feed? β YES β Parse XML β NOHas JSON-LD? β YES β Extract structured data β NOStatic HTML? β YES β Cheerio β NOJS-rendered? β YES β Playwright/CrawleeReal examples of each: Reddit(API), Google News(RSS), Trustpilot(JSON-LD)All 77 tools: ApifyI'll scrape it for you β $20: Payoneer
Business Template
Business TemplateA professional corporate business website template for agencies, consultancies, and firms. Multi-section layout with team profiles, services, and case studies. Price$19 -- one-time purchase, lifetime updates. FeaturesFully responsive -- Mobile-first design with tablet and desktop breakpointsDark/Light mode -- Built-in theme toggle, persists to localStorageNo dependencies -- Pure HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScriptUnder 400KB -- Lightweight and fast-loadingScroll an
Crawlee vs Puppeteer vs Playwright β Which to Use for Web Scraping
After building 77 scrapers, here's my take:ToolBest ForSpeedReliabilityCrawleeComplex sites with anti-botMediumHighPuppeteerSimple JS renderingFastMediumPlaywrightCross-browser testing + scrapingFastHighCheerioStatic HTML parsingVery fastHighJSON APISites with hidden endpointsFastestHighestMy recommendation: Start with JSON APIs and RSS. Use Cheerio for HTML. Playwright only as last resort.77 scrapers using all these methods: GitHubCustom scraping β $20: Payoneer
Coming Soon Template
Coming Soon TemplateA pre-launch coming soon page template with countdown timer, email signup, and progress bar. Build anticipation before your product or service launches. Price$15 -- one-time purchase, lifetime updates. FeaturesFully responsive -- Mobile-first design with tablet and desktop breakpointsDark/Light mode -- Built-in theme toggle, persists to localStorageNo dependencies -- Pure HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScriptUnder 400KB -- Lightweight and fast-loadingScroll animat
Ecommerce Template: E-Commerce Template
E-Commerce TemplateAn e-commerce product showcase template for small shops, artisans, and direct-to-consumer brands. Features product grids, featured items, reviews, and a contact section. Price$24 -- one-time purchase, lifetime updates. FeaturesFully responsive -- Mobile-first design with tablet and desktop breakpointsDark/Light mode -- Built-in theme toggle, persists to localStorageNo dependencies -- Pure HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScriptUnder 400KB -- Lightweight and fast-load
Photography Template
Photography TemplateA photography portfolio template for photographers and visual artists. Showcase your work with a gallery, service packages, and a booking form. Price$19 -- one-time purchase, lifetime updates. FeaturesFully responsive -- Mobile-first design with tablet and desktop breakpointsDark/Light mode -- Built-in theme toggle, persists to localStorageNo dependencies -- Pure HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScriptUnder 400KB -- Lightweight and fast-loadingScroll animations -- R
The 4-Step Method I Use to Build Every Web Scraper
Every scraper I build follows the same 4-step process. It works for any website. Step 1: Check for a JSON API (5 min)Open browser DevTools β Network β XHR. Browse the page. Look for JSON responses.If found β use that endpoint. You're done. No HTML parsing needed.Examples: Reddit (.json), YouTube (Innertube), HN (Firebase) Step 2: Check for RSS/Atom (2 min)Look for <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"> in the page source.If found β parse XML. Done.Example: Google News
POSSE β Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere
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Show HN: The King Wen Permutation: [52, 10, 2]
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Show HN: TakeHome β LLC vs. S-Corp tax calculator for solopreneurs
I got tired of doing rough napkin math on whether to elect S-Corp for my LLC, so I built a calculator over the weekend.Most tools I found either ignore state/city taxes, charge you for the answer, or require creating an account to see anything useful. TakeHome runs entirely in your browser (no sign-up, no analytics, no server-side storage) and updates every number in real time as you drag sliders.What it models:- LLC self-employment tax vs. S-Corp FICA on W-2 salary- QBI deduction (Section
Why I built a minimal typing test to solve my own productivity bottleneck
How many hours a day do you spend with your fingers on a keyboard? For most of us in the tech space, itβs probably the majority of our waking hours. Whether you are writing code, drafting documentation, or responding to emails, your typing speed is essentially the bandwidth of your thoughts as they transition to the digital world.I realized recently that while I focus heavily on optimizing my IDE, my shortcuts, and my hardware, I had ignored my actual typing proficiency for years. When I went lo
Intuitions for Tranformer Circuits
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They're Vibe-Coding Spam Now
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This $43k SUV seats 7 and gets 73 MPGeβrivals canβt match it
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are perfect if you want some electric driving without the stress of range limits. Most have enough pure EV range to cover your everyday drives, and when the battery dips, the hybrid mode kicks in as a handy backup.