Streaming SSE vs WebSockets vs WebRTC: A Practical Comparison
A practical comparison of streaming options for real-time data: SSE, WebSockets, and WebRTC, with use-cases, trade-offs, and guidance.
#webdev
#realtime
#architecture
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Designing Accessible Color Systems: Contrast, Color Blindness, and WCAG in Practice
A practical guide to building color systems that meet WCAG accessibility standards, covering contrast, color blindness considerations, and implementation patterns.
#webdev
#a11y
#design
The Role of HTTPS and HSTS in Web Security
A practical guide to how HTTPS and HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) work together to protect users on the web, with deployment and maintenance strategies for modern sites.
#security
#https
#hsts
A Pragmatic Guide to TypeScript: From Basics to Real-World Type Safety
A practical roadmap from fundamentals to robust type safety in production apps, with concrete patterns for real-world code.
#typescript
#pragmatic
#best-practices
Serverless vs Self-Hosted: Cost and Control Trade-offs in 2025
A practical comparison of serverless vs self-hosted architectures, focusing on cost models, control, and operational realities in 2025.
#serverless
#cost-models
#self-hosted
Advanced CSS Houdini: Custom Layouts and Paint Worklets
A practical guide to building custom layouts with the Layout API and rendering with the Paint API, unlocking advanced, performant UI patterns with CSS Houdini.
#css
#houdini
#webdev
Dynamic Theme Switching with CSS Vars and System Preferences
A practical guide to using CSS variables and the prefers-color-scheme media feature to implement dynamic theme switching that follows system preferences while allowing user overrides.
#css
#theming
#webdev
No-Backend Apps: Building with Serverless Databases and Rules
A practical guide to architecting client-first apps that run without a traditional backend, using serverless databases and declarative rules for security and data integrity.
#serverless
#no-backend
#databases
Monitoring Your Server with Uptime Kuma and Prometheus
A practical guide to combining Uptime Kuma for uptime monitoring with Prometheus for metrics collection and alerting.
#monitoring
#uptime-kuma
#prometheus