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Creating a Good Folder Structure For Your Vite App

Published on: 5/12/2025 - 4 min read

Alright, so you just spun up a new Vite project and you're staring at a mostly empty directory with a `main.ts` or `main.jsx` file and that ...

How to Use ES Modules in a CommonJS Node Project (Without Breaking Everything)

Published on: 5/6/2025 - 3 min read

So you’ve got a stable Node.js project, you’re happy using `require()`, and then you install a new package and get hit with: ```text Error ...

Build a Lightweight Page Speed Analyzer with Lighthouse and Node.js

Published on: 4/29/2025 - 3 min read

Sometimes, you just want to know how fast your page really is, without waiting for full dashboards to load or logging into anything. Here’s ...

How to Build a Screenshot API in Node and Puppeteer

Published on: 4/24/2025 - 2 min read

Let’s be honest, sometimes you just need a quick screenshot of a webpage without having to manually click on 'PRTSC' or paying for a 3rd par...

Understanding the CSS Custom Highlight API

Published on: 4/17/2025 - 7 min read

The **CSS Custom Highlight API** is a powerful feature that allows web developers to programmatically highlight text ranges without modifyin...

How to Create CSS-Only Accordions

Published on: 4/14/2025 - 7 min read

Accordions are great space-saving UI components that allow users to show and hide content sections without cluttering the page. While many d...

Understanding localStorage, sessionStorage, and IndexedDB

Published on: 4/8/2025 - 4 min read

Web storage is essential for modern websites and apps, helping you store data on the client side to improve performance, user experience, an...

How to Handle Deadlocks in SQL Server and How to Prevent Them

Published on: 4/4/2025 - 4 min read

Deadlocks in SQL Server can bring your application to a grinding halt, frustrating users and potentially causing data integrity issues. Th...

Playdate Console Review (2025): A Platform for Creative Development

Published on: 3/28/2025 - 9 min read

In a world of high-powered gaming consoles and photorealistic graphics, the [Playdate by Panic](https://play.date/) is a breath of fresh air...

How to Check if a JavaScript Object Has No Properties

Published on: 3/25/2025 - 3 min read

When working with JavaScript, it's common to encounter situations where you need to verify whether an object is empty—meaning it has no prop...

Top JavaScript PDF Libraries in 2025: A Comprehensive Guide

Published on: 3/24/2025 - 5 min read

In the modern web development landscape, handling PDF documents has become a common requirement for many applications. Whether you need to g...

Using BCrypt in C# to Hash Passwords

Published on: 3/17/2025 - 3 min read

Password security is a critical aspect of software development. Storing passwords in plaintext is a major security risk, as a data breach co...

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