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Dev.to · HK Lee
2d ago
How to Build a Local AI Coding Assistant with Ollama, RAG, and Your Own Codebase
A step-by-step production guide to building a private, local AI coding assistant that understands your entire codebase. Covers Ollama setup, embedding generatio

Dev.to · HK Lee
3d ago
Database Branching: Git-Like Workflows for Your Postgres Database (The Complete 2026 Guide)
Database branching gives every PR its own isolated database with production data. This deep dive covers how copy-on-write storage works, compares Neon vs Planet

Dev.to · HK Lee
4d ago
7 Hidden Production Bugs AI Coding Agents Create (And How to Catch Them Before They Crash)
AI coding agents generate clean-looking code that passes tests but fails in production. This deep dive covers the 7 most dangerous hidden bug patterns — cache s

Dev.to · HK Lee
5d ago
Specification-Driven Development: How to Stop Vibe Coding and Actually Ship Production-Ready AI-Generated Code
A complete engineering guide to Specification-Driven Development (SDD) — the structured methodology that replaces vibe coding with spec files, test-first workfl

Dev.to · HK Lee
6d ago
DPoP Deep Dive: The Complete Guide to Making Stolen OAuth Tokens Useless
A production-ready engineering guide to implementing DPoP (Demonstrating Proof-of-Possession) per RFC 9449. Covers why bearer tokens are broken, how cryptograph

Dev.to · HK Lee
1w ago
AI Code Review in Your CI/CD Pipeline: Automating PR Reviews, Test Generation, and Bug Detection with LLMs
A practical engineering guide to integrating AI-powered code review into your development workflow. Covers tool comparison (CodeRabbit, Qodo, Ellipsis), buildin

Dev.to · HK Lee
1w ago
7 Patterns That Stop Your AI Agent From Going Rogue in Production
A practical engineering guide to building reliable AI agents. Covers circuit breakers, retry-classify loops, guardrails, kill switches, cost budgets, observabil

Dev.to · HK Lee
1w ago
htmx in 2026: When You Don't Need React (And When You Absolutely Do)
A pragmatic deep dive into when htmx replaces React, when it can't, and how to decide between server-driven hypermedia and client-side SPAs in 2026. Includes ar

Dev.to · HK Lee
2w ago
Signals en JavaScript: Por Qué Todos los Frameworks los Están Adoptando (Y Qué Significa para React)
Un análisis profundo de la propuesta TC39 Signals y la revolución de reactividad que está barriendo Angular, Solid, Svelte, Vue y Qwik. Entiende cómo funcionan

Dev.to · HK Lee
2w ago
OAuth 2.1 Is Here: What Changed, What's Deprecated, and How to Migrate Your App
OAuth 2.1 removes the Implicit Grant and ROPC flows, mandates PKCE for all clients, and enforces strict redirect URI matching. This guide covers every breaking

Dev.to · HK Lee
2w ago
Building AI-Powered Search for Your App: Vector Search, Hybrid Search, and Semantic Ranking from Scratch
Traditional keyword search fails when users search with intent, not exact terms. Learn how to build production-ready AI search with vector embeddings, hybrid se

Dev.to · HK Lee
3w ago
TypeScript Generics Demystified: From Confusion to Mastery (With Real-World Patterns)
A comprehensive deep dive into TypeScript generics. Learn how they work under the hood, master advanced patterns like conditional types and mapped types, and se

Dev.to · HK Lee
3w ago
Migrating to Zod 4: The Complete Guide to Breaking Changes, Performance Gains, and New Features
Everything you need to know about upgrading from Zod 3 to Zod 4. Covers all breaking changes, the new unified error API, @zod/mini, JSON Schema conversion, meta

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
How to Build AI Agents That Actually Remember: Memory Architecture for Production LLM Apps
A deep dive into memory architecture patterns for production AI agents. Learn hierarchical memory, sliding window, summarization chains, GraphRAG, and how to ch

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
PostgreSQL Query Performance: The Complete EXPLAIN ANALYZE Guide for Developers Who've Had Enough
Your queries are slow and you don't know why. This guide walks you through EXPLAIN ANALYZE output, index strategies that actually work, the N+1 problem and how

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
How to Cut Your LLM API Costs by 90%: Caching, Routing, and Prompt Engineering That Actually Work
A practical deep dive into reducing LLM API spending with semantic caching, intelligent model routing, prompt compression, and batch processing. Real code examp

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
OpenAI Codex vs Claude Code in 2026: The Honest Comparison Nobody's Making
An unbiased, deep-dive comparison of OpenAI Codex and Claude Code for real-world software development. We cover architecture, agentic workflows, code quality, p

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
Docker vs Podman in 2026: The Complete Migration Guide Nobody Asked For (But Everyone Needs)
An honest, deep-dive comparison of Docker and Podman in 2026. Covers rootless containers, Kubernetes alignment, Docker Desktop licensing, CI/CD pipelines, and r

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
Supabase vs Firebase in 2026: The Honest Comparison After Using Both in Production
An in-depth, unbiased comparison of Supabase and Firebase in 2026. Covers database architecture, authentication, pricing traps, real-time sync, edge functions,

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
Node.js Native TypeScript: The Complete Guide to Running .ts Files Without a Compiler
Node.js can now run TypeScript files directly without tsc, ts-node, or any build step. Learn how type stripping works, what --experimental-strip-types does unde

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC vs gRPC in 2026: The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your API Layer
Still debating REST vs GraphQL? The landscape has shifted. A no-BS breakdown of REST, GraphQL, tRPC, and gRPC — with real benchmarks, architecture trade-offs, a

Dev.to · HK Lee
1mo ago
LLM Structured Output in 2026: Stop Parsing JSON with Regex and Do It Right
Your LLM returns beautiful prose when you need a JSON object. Sound familiar? A deep dive into structured output across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini — with Pyd

Dev.to · HK Lee
2mo ago
Kubernetes vs Serverless in 2026: The Honest Decision Guide Nobody Gives You
Stop asking 'which is better.' The real question is which one will cost you less pain. A deep dive into architecture trade-offs, real cost breakdowns, the rise

Dev.to · HK Lee
2mo ago
Rust Is Eating the JavaScript Toolchain: Rolldown, Oxc, Rspack, and the End of JS-Based Build Tools
Your bundler, linter, transpiler, and minifier are all being rewritten in Rust. Here's what's happening, why it matters, and how to migrate before you're left b
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