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Your node_modules is Heavier Than a Black Hole (And How to Fix It)

Dev.to · Renato Silva ⚡ AI Lesson 3w ago

Your node_modules is Heavier Than a Black Hole (And How to Fix It)

The modern JavaScript dependency crisis. Why do we need 2,000 packages just to build a simple web application in 2026?

The Cloud is a Scam (For 90% of Your Projects)

Dev.to · Renato Silva ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

The Cloud is a Scam (For 90% of Your Projects)

Why developers are abandoning complex serverless architectures and expensive cloud bills to go back to simple, dedicated hosting.

Stop Building Space Shuttles When All You Need Is a Bicycle

Dev.to · Renato Silva ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

Stop Building Space Shuttles When All You Need Is a Bicycle

The painful tech trend of overengineering. Why are we using microservices, Kubernetes, and 50 abstractions for a simple CRUD API?

Giving Your API a Voice: Sending Emails with Node.js and Nodemailer

Dev.to · Renato Silva 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

Giving Your API a Voice: Sending Emails with Node.js and Nodemailer

Learn how to integrate email notifications into your backend using the Provider pattern, Clean Architecture principles, and Nodemailer.

From "Student" API to Professional Grade: JWT Auth, Swagger, and

Dev.to · Renato Silva ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

From "Student" API to Professional Grade: JWT Auth, Swagger, and

Building an API that works on your local machine is just the first step. But what separates a hobby...

Sleeping Better at Night: Integration Tests and CI/CD for my Feedback API

Dev.to · Renato Silva ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

Sleeping Better at Night: Integration Tests and CI/CD for my Feedback API

Why manual testing isn't enough and how I set up Vitest and Render to create a fully automated deployment pipeline.

Defending Your Domain: Schema Validation and Global Error Handling

Dev.to · Renato Silva 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

Defending Your Domain: Schema Validation and Global Error Handling

Learn how to protect your API using Zod for schema validation and Fastify for global error handling in a Clean Architecture context.

Beyond the Terminal: Why My Next Project is a Minimalist API

Dev.to · Renato Silva 3mo ago

Beyond the Terminal: Why My Next Project is a Minimalist API

Moving from local tools to network services. Let's talk about the architecture and challenges of...

The Art of Finishing: Why a Working "Simple" Project is Worth More Than a Perfect "Unfinished" One

Dev.to · Renato Silva 📋 Product Management ⚡ AI Lesson 3mo ago

The Art of Finishing: Why a Working "Simple" Project is Worth More Than a Perfect "Unfinished" One

We all have a folder full of unfinished projects. Here is why finishing a small, simple tool is the...