React UI Frameworks That Actually Ship Free Figma Files (My Current Shortlist)

React UI Frameworks Free Figma Files

The Real Problem: Your Designer Hands You a Figma File and None of Your Components Match The handoff goes like this: your designer drops a Figma link in Slack, you open it, and within about 30 seconds you realize their component library looks nothing like what you’ve built. Their “Button/Primary/Large” has a specific border-radius, a … Read more

Terraform Went BSL — Here’s What My Team Actually Switched To (Free Options That Work in 2026)

terraform bsl alternative free options

Why We Started Looking for Alternatives in the First Place The License Change That Made Our Legal Team Actually Read the Docs August 2023 is when HashiCorp flipped Terraform from MPL 2.0 to the Business Source License (BSL 1.1). I remember reading the announcement and thinking “okay, open core, whatever” — then actually reading the … Read more

Deploying Flask on AWS Lambda Without Losing Your Mind: A Setup-to-Production Guide

Deploying Flask on AWS Lambda

The Problem: Your Flask App Works Locally, Now What? Here’s the math that pushed me off EC2: a t3.micro instance runs you roughly $8-10/month whether it serves zero requests or ten thousand. Lambda charges $0.20 per million invocations plus compute time billed in 1ms increments. If your API gets sporadic traffic — a webhook receiver, … Read more

Creating a Functional REST API with Node.js and Express for Mobile Apps: Real Challenges and Solutions in 2026

Building REST API in Node.js + Express for Mobile Apps

Understanding REST APIs in the Context of Mobile Apps When we talk about REST APIs for mobile apps in 2026, we’re tapping into the backbone of modern mobile architecture. A REST API, short for Representational State Transfer, is an interface that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. Given the explosion of mobile … Read more

Stop Using Netlify’s Git Integration — Here’s How to Wire Up GitHub Actions Instead

The Problem With Letting Netlify Own Your Build Pipeline Netlify’s Git integration is genuinely great for the first week of a project. You connect a repo, it detects your framework, and deploys happen automatically on every push. That convenience has a ceiling, and most teams hit it faster than they expect. The ceiling I hit … Read more

Stop Letting Netlify Auto-Deploy Everything: Use GitHub Actions to Control Your Static Site Pipeline

Netlify Auto-Deploy, GitHub Actions, Static Site Pipeline

The Problem With Netlify’s Default Git Integration Netlify’s built-in Git integration is genuinely great — right up until your team grows past one person or your site does anything more interesting than render HTML. The default behavior is simple: push to main, Netlify picks it up, your site is live in 60–90 seconds. No friction. … Read more

Skip Netlify’s Git Integration — Here’s How to Deploy with GitHub Actions Instead

GitHub Actions Netlify deployment

Why You’d Want GitHub Actions Handling Your Netlify Deploys Netlify’s built-in Git integration is genuinely good — until you need it to do something slightly outside its happy path. The second your build process requires more than “install, build, deploy,” you hit a wall. You can’t inject a secret mid-build without exposing it as an … Read more