Technical articles on React, TypeScript, Laravel, and AI tooling.
Every solo developer faces the same question: what stack do I use? For my recent portfolio and side projects, I've standardised on Next.js 15 with the App Router.
After several freelance projects in 2025 — including ayfarmsatwa.com (exotic animal catalog CMS) and massimodesign.id (premium furniture showcase) — I've settled on a stack that balances speed, maintainability, and client needs.
React 19 introduced several improvements to the hydration process, but it also introduced new edge cases that solo developers need to be aware of.
When I started working on ayfarmsatwa.com, the client (an exotic animal breeder in Mojokerto) was managing their livestock inventory through static PDF files shared over WhatsApp.