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LLM coding assistants excel at the easy 80% that takes 20% of the effort. But that leaves the hard 20% that requires 80% of the expertise, and that's where the real engineering happens.
Joe Peterson
Updated October 2025 - From Next.js 15 and the mature App Router to advanced caching strategies and edge computing - here are the battle-tested patterns for building applications that scale to millions of users in 2025.
Joe Peterson
Key insights from 6 years leading technology development at POUND, growing from startup to global fitness brand with millions of users.
Joe Peterson
LLM coding assistants excel at the easy 80% that takes 20% of the effort. But that leaves the hard 20% that requires 80% of the expertise, and that's where the real engineering happens.
Joe Peterson
Like the steam engine in John Henry's time, AI coding assistants aren't here to replace developers—they're tools that amplify human capability and create entirely new opportunities. Here's why this technological shift is a transformation, not an extinction.
Joe Peterson
AI coding assistants revolutionize development but leave behind technical debt. VibeAlive helps developers identify and eliminate unused code, dead components, and forgotten API endpoints in Next.js projects.
Joe Peterson
Next.js 16 beta just dropped and it's absolutely wild. Turbopack is finally stable, React Compiler integration, new caching APIs, and breaking changes that will make you rethink how you build React apps. Here's everything that matters from a dev's perspective.
Joe Peterson
Updated October 2025 - From Next.js 15 and the mature App Router to advanced caching strategies and edge computing - here are the battle-tested patterns for building applications that scale to millions of users in 2025.
Joe Peterson
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