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Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

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14h ago

React Query With MERN Stack — Why I Stopped Using useEffect For Fetching Data

A practical guide to managing server state more efficiently in Full-Stack JavaScript applications.

React Query With MERN Stack — Why I Stopped Using useEffect For Fetching Data

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

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1d ago

I removed 200 try/catch blocks from my API. Express 5 & TypeScript 7 have made them obsolete.

How to implement a type safe CRUD API using MongoDB, Zod & the fastest ever TypeScript compiler.

I removed 200 try/catch blocks from my API. Express 5 & TypeScript 7 have made them obsolete.

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

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2d ago

Stop doing maths in React! Here are 10 MongoDB Aggregation Queries that I actually use.

MongoDB aggregation recipes that you can use in your MERN applications.

Stop doing maths in React! Here are 10 MongoDB Aggregation Queries that I actually use.

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

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3d ago

Do You Still Need To Use Memoization With React Compiler in 2026?

I had removed dozens of manual memo hooks from a codebase. Here’s what I removed and what I left.

Do You Still Need To Use Memoization With React Compiler in 2026?

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4d ago

React 19.3 View Transitions Now Stabilised!

How to create fluid and type safe page/component transitions using and TypeScript without needing any animation libraries.

React 19.3 View Transitions Now Stabilised!

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5d ago

Your .css Module Declaration Is Lying To TypeScript (7.1 Finally Fixes It)

TypeScript 7.1 Beta now allows ambient modules to recognise import attributes — Important to React.js and Next.js projects.

Your .css Module Declaration Is Lying To TypeScript (7.1 Finally Fixes It)

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

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6d ago

TypeScript 7.1 is almost here!

A faster, more compact compiler, actual API and Vue/Svelte content mappers.

TypeScript 7.1 is almost here!

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

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Nov 6

TypeScript 7.1 vs 7.0: The Native Compiler Matures

7.0 improved the speed of tsc by 10x! 7.1 is when the tooling catches up.

TypeScript 7.1 vs 7.0: The Native Compiler Matures

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Nov 5

I Ran My Biggest Repo on TypeScript 7 Microsoft Go Rewrite!

What is this? TypeScript 7.0 ships a native Go compiler with 8–12x faster builds. Here’s what changed, what breaks, and how to migrate your…

I Ran My Biggest Repo on TypeScript 7 Microsoft Go Rewrite!

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Nov 3

I Built a Full-Stack AI Chatbot using MERN and TypeScript — What Actually Works in 2026!

Streaming responses, typing, 3 mistakes that lost me time

I Built a Full-Stack AI Chatbot using MERN and TypeScript — What Actually Works in 2026!

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

Kevin - MERN Stack Developer

MERN Stack Developer | MongoDB • Express • React • Node.js | Writing about full-stack JavaScript, clean code & scalable app development.

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