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1 March 202610 min read

Supabase in Production: Row-Level Security, Realtime, and Patterns That Actually Scale

Supabase is more than a Firebase alternative. Here's how to use RLS policies, Realtime channels, and Edge Functions as load-bearing parts of a production system.

SupabasePostgreSQLTypeScriptArchitecture

25 February 20267 min read

Database Connection Pooling in Serverless: Why Your Next.js App Might Be Exhausting Postgres

Every cold-start serverless function opens a new database connection. At scale, this kills Postgres. Here's how connection pooling — and Supabase's Supavisor — fixes it.

PostgreSQLSupabaseNext.jsDevOps

20 February 20268 min read

The Modern ERP Scene: Why Bespoke Often Beats SaaS for Growing Businesses

SAP and NetSuite aren't the only options. Here's how modern bespoke ERP systems compare to SaaS platforms — and when each makes sense.

ERPSaaSArchitectureBusiness

10 February 20269 min read

AG Grid in Production: Lessons from Building Complex Enterprise Tables

AG Grid is the most powerful data grid for React, but it has a steep learning curve. Here's what I wish I'd known before shipping it in a production ERP.

AG GridReactTypeScriptEnterprise

28 January 20267 min read

React Performance Patterns That Actually Matter in Production

Skip the premature optimisation. Here are the profiling-backed techniques that make a measurable difference on real user devices.

ReactPerformanceTypeScriptWeb Dev

15 January 20268 min read

Next.js App Router: What I've Learned After a Year in Production

The App Router rewrites how you think about data fetching, layouts, and rendering. Here's what actually matters after shipping it on real client projects.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptWeb Dev