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Claude Just Launched a New Design Tool—Here’s How It Changes UI/UX
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Claude Just Launched a New Design Tool—Here’s How It Changes UI/UX

Anthropic’s new Claude Design is reshaping how UI/UX designers and product teams work. In this post I break down the latest features, what it means for designer

Apr 19, 20264 min
10 Timeless Skills Every Developer Should Learn (No Matter What Language You Use)
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10 Timeless Skills Every Developer Should Learn (No Matter What Language You Use)

Frameworks come and go, but these 10 core concepts — from system design to cloud services — stay relevant forever. Master them once and apply them in any langua

Apr 16, 20264 min
How I Made Product Search 10× Faster After a Client Complained
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How I Made Product Search 10× Faster After a Client Complained

The code worked perfectly in development. Then production happened — 1,000 products, a 3-second search, and a client waiting for answers. Here's exactly what I

Apr 14, 20263 min
How I Used Claude’s New ‘Frontend-Design’ Skill to Build a High-Ranking Next.js 16 Portfolio
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How I Used Claude’s New ‘Frontend-Design’ Skill to Build a High-Ranking Next.js 16 Portfolio

Stop building "AI-slop." Learn how to leverage Claude’s new Frontend-Design skill and Next.js 16 to create a professional, SEO-optimized portfolio that ranks.

Apr 13, 20262 min
Next.js 15 App Router: What I Learned Building My Portfolio
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Next.js 15 App Router: What I Learned Building My Portfolio

I thought the app router was just a new way to organize files. It wasn't. Here's what actually changed in Next.js 15, the mistakes I made, and the patterns wort

Apr 13, 20262 min