There's been some debate whether services like Vercel and Netlify are overpriced and you should use a VPS for hosting websites instead.
The answer is a solid "it depends", but there are some obvious decision factors you should consider.
As you're growing as a developer, it's easy to introduce unnecessary complexities and abstractions into your code. But you might not always need the most modular and flexible code. Most of the time, simpler is better.
HTMX is a JavaScript library that essentially extends HTML and allows you to send AJAX requests (and handle responses + update the UI) without writing any JavaScript code. It's amazing!
As a (frontend) JavaScript developer, you got plenty of options and alternatives. You can learn Angular, React, Vue, Svelte, SolidJS and many other frameworks and libraries. But is that good or bad? That's what Max discusses in this episode.
Devin - the world's first AI software engineer - was announced. What does that mean for software developers? And how does it actually work? Let's take a look!
Max explains why he thinks that you might not need to master JS before diving into React, Angular or other frameworks.
Max explains why he thinks that most JS developers benefit from learning TypeScript.
Metaframeworks like NextJS, Remix or Nuxt have become very popular over the last ~2 years.
Indeed, React is now recommending NextJS as the best way of getting started with React.
So will those metaframeworks replace "vanilla React" etc?
Max analyzes the official React 19 announcement blog post and explores all the exciting features that will be included in this upcoming major React version.
In this podcast episode, I discuss the dangers of getting caught in a bubble of strong opinions and how it can be counterproductive for web developers, especially those who are new to the field.
I explore the fact that the majority of websites on the internet are not powered by the latest and greatest technologies, but rather by older, more established ones. I also encourage developers to focus on learning the fundamentals of web development rather than chasing every new trend.