Mateusz Gostański
grixu.dev
Mateusz Gostański
@grixu.dev
TS & JS Fullstack dev, Cloudflare deployer, GitHub Actions hacker
Tech Lead @ Alokai
What is MCP? Model Context Protocol by Anthropic enables AI models to communicate with external services. Like Cloudflare's MCP server, it lets you trigger APIs via Claude. Similar to Headless for UI - swap models or tools while keeping compatibility!
August 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Is good software design boring? Often, yes.

Sean Goedecke shows how simplicity matters by eliminating failure modes in code.

Great design is often unexciting but reliable - preventing errors rather than handling them brilliantly.
Great software design looks underwhelming
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www.seangoedecke.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Found a great article on becoming a better software engineer. Focuses on continuous learning, understanding tool limitations, and practical application of knowledge. Refreshingly substance over style.

0x0001.cc/blog/good-en...
August 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
React re-rendering issues? Before reaching for memo, understand reconciliation.

Tools I use:
- React DevTools Profiler
- why-did-you-render
- Chrome Performance Tab

Check out:
Beyond React.memo: Smarter Ways to Optimize Performance
Why composition patterns might be better than memoization for React performance
cekrem.github.io
August 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The myth of the 10x Developer: Are teams with superstar devs actually better? This article challenges that notion, showing good teams need collaboration, not heroes.
Why Great Engineering Orgs Thrive on "Normal" Engineers
Software engineer Charity Majors challenges the "10x engineer" myth, arguing that true productivity lies in team performance, not individual brilliance. She encourages building workplaces where "normal"...
spectrum.ieee.org
August 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Nginx Proxy - awesome tool that automatically creates proxy configs for Docker containers. Makes managing multiple services on a VPS so much easier!

Check it out: github.com/nginx-proxy/...

What's your go-to tool for side projects?
GitHub - nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy: Automated nginx proxy for Docker containers using docker-gen
Automated nginx proxy for Docker containers using docker-gen - nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy
github.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What to consider for production Kubernetes deployments?

Great checklist article for K8s cluster managers:
www.infoq.com/articles/che...

Covers security, resource management, monitoring, deployment strategies, and more.
Checklist for Kubernetes in Production: Best Practices for SREs
This article provides SREs with a checklist for managing Kubernetes in production environments. It identifies common challenges including resource management, workload placement, high availability, health...
www.infoq.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
How to delegate complex tasks? Check out this article that presents two effective methods, when to use them, and how they differ.
Delegating Complex Tasks
I need halp.
staysaasy.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Great article on software architecture dos & don'ts that actually comes from real experience, not clickbait. Shows how soft skills are crucial when defining contracts & solving problems in system design.

itnext.io/my-dos-and-d...
July 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
3D animations in the browser? TheatreJS www.theatrejs.com makes it easy to control camera movements, effects, and state, adding cinematic feel to web apps. 🎬🕶️
Theatre.js - animation toolbox for the web
Theatre.js is an animation editor with a visual interface.
www.theatrejs.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Is your node_modules folder bigger than a black hole? Node Modules Dev (node-modules.dev) helps analyze dependencies, spot bloat, and replace heavy packages. Perfect for keeping things lean. 🏗️🗑️
Node Modules Inspector
Visualize your node_modules, inspect dependencies, and more.
node-modules.dev
July 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Need PubSub over HTTP? Ahey (ahey.io) provides a simple, free solution—users get their own channels, messages sync instantly, and it’s open-source. Worth exploring! 🔄📡
Ahey
A simple pub-sub service built over web push
ahey.io
July 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Writing documentation isn’t fun, but it’s essential. WriteEdge www.writeedge.ai helps streamline the process with AI-powered templates & review tools. Automate the boring stuff! 📄🤖
WriteEdge - The #1 writing tool for engineers
Join top engineers and use our AI-powered writing. Write tech specs and project updates 70% faster.
www.writeedge.ai
July 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Container Queries > Media Queries. Instead of styling based on viewport width, they adapt to container size. A game-changer for CSS. Josh Comeau explains why: www.joshwcomeau.com/css/containe... 🎨📏
Container Queries Unleashed • Josh W. Comeau
Container queries expand the universe of designs that can be implemented, giving us whole new superpowers. Now that container queries are broadly available, I think it’s time we start exploring this…
www.joshwcomeau.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Micro-frontends without Module Federation? Import maps (now natively supported in all browsers) might be a better alternative. Here’s why: www.mercedes-benz.io/blog/2023-01... 🎭🖥️
You Might Not Need Module Federation: Orchestrate your Microfrontends at Runtime with Import Maps
Managing microfrontends in a complex feature-rich app can become a tedious task and easily turn it into a Frankenstein's monster when there's no clear strategy involved.
www.mercedes-benz.io
July 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
As a software engineer, having a solution to your own problem seems like a perfect startup idea. But success needs more than just coding skills - marketing, sales, and business acumen are crucial too. Don't skip the market research! 🚀 #startup #entrepreneurship
July 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
What makes a great backend developer in 2024? It's not just about coding - you need to understand design, frontend, and infrastructure. Check out this comprehensive guide to modern backend development:
Backend developer: Current industry expectations and growth opportunities
This resource helps you keep tabs on the backend development landscape. You'll stay updated on the current industry expectations of the backend development roles in different tech stacks, including…
softwareengineering.live
July 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Chrome now includes a built-in AI model for typo correction! No external APIs needed - it works locally in your browser. Check out Raymond Camden's article on implementing this feature in web apps.
Using AI in the Browser for Typo Rewriting
Use Chrome's GenAI APIs to help fix typos.
www.raymondcamden.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Just learned about CSS Relative Color Syntax and OKLCH color space - mind-blowing how far CSS has come! Modern color manipulation in CSS is a game-changer. Check out:
CSS Relative Colors
An interactive guide to learn CSS Relative Colors.
ishadeed.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Radically simple web architecture" sounds like a buzzword, but this piece has solid advice: don't over-engineer, but don’t assume a system will design itself. Worth reading: medium.com/@alexander.h... 🏗️🔍

#webdev #architecture
Radically Simple Web Architecture — A Web Application Blueprint for Startups and Small Enterprises
A Starting Point for Management and Tech Leads
medium.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
How should you split a frontend app? Monorepo or not? Functional boundaries? Micro-frontends? The answer: it depends. This guide helps navigate the trade-offs: www.simplefrontend.dev/blog/how-to-... 🎯🖥️

#webdev #frontend #architecture
Simple Frontend | How to organize and split your frontend applications
Simple Frontend helps you start and scale your frontend development platform to improve the quality and shipping speed of your web experiences.
www.simplefrontend.dev
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Modern Node.js servers don’t look like they did a few years ago. ESM, built-in TypeScript, lightweight frameworks—here’s how backend development is evolving: marvinh.dev/blog/modern-... 🚀🔧

#webdev #backend #nodejs
The modern way to write JavaScript servers
The Request/Response-API is not just faster, but also makes writing tests easier.
marvinh.dev
June 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Building offline-first apps? Earthstar (earthstar-project.org) is a Git-inspired, peer-to-peer database designed for disconnected environments. If you care about data resilience, it’s worth a look! 🏗️📡
Earthstar
Storage for private, distributed, offline-first applications. Earthstar is a specification and JavaScript library for building connected applications owned and run by their users.
earthstar-project.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Animating height? 🎥⚡ Be careful—it can spike CPU usage. This deep dive on performance issues, even on MacBooks with M2, shows why:
Don't animate height!
Jim Fisher
www.granola.ai
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“Building your own tools is a waste of time.” Is it? General-purpose tools aren’t always the best fit. Sometimes, crafting something custom saves more time in the long run. Read more: tiniuc.com/make-more-to... 🔧⌛
Unexpected Benefits of Building Your Own Tools | Alex Tiniuc
Recently I've been thinking a lot about some of the tools I've made, and I have found an insight from game development that I think can apply to the software engineering industry as a whole.
tiniuc.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM