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Tutorials, guides, and deep dives on performance for AI-assisted development.

32 articles

ship·intermediate·6 min

Analytics Integration Tracking Without Slowing Your App

Analytics integration tracking without slowing your app tutorial. Four techniques and what makes analytics integration sustainable for vibe coded apps.

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grow·intermediate·6 min

Image Optimization at Scale CDN Responsive Images and WebP

Image optimization scale CDN responsive WebP tutorial. Four optimization layers and what makes image optimization sustainable for vibe coded apps.

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ship·intermediate·6 min

Performance Testing Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse Tutorial

Performance testing Core Web Vitals Lighthouse tutorial. Four metrics and what makes performance testing sustainable for vibe coded apps.

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ship·intermediate·7 min

Bundle Size Optimization Keeping Your App Fast Tutorial

Bundle size optimization tutorial. Four techniques for keeping vibe coded apps fast and what AI generates that bloats bundles unnecessarily.

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ship·advanced·8 min

Connection Pooling for Database Performance Explained 2026

Connection pooling for database performance 2026. Four pooling patterns, what makes pooling effective, and the patterns that prevent connection exhaustion.

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ship·intermediate·8 min

Content Delivery Networks CDNs Explained for Builders 2026

Content delivery networks CDNs explained 2026. Four CDN value patterns and what makes CDNs essential infrastructure for modern web applications.

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grow·intermediate·8 min

Database Query Optimization for Growing Datasets in 2026

Database query optimization for growing datasets in 2026. Five common slow patterns, the fixes that actually work, and how to spot the next bottleneck early.

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build·intermediate·8 min

Image Optimization Formats Sizes and Lazy Loading Guide

Image optimization for vibe coded apps. Modern formats (WebP, AVIF), responsive sizes, lazy loading, and the four mistakes AI apps make by default.

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ship·intermediate·8 min

Load Testing Will Your App Survive Real Traffic 2026

Load testing AI built apps 2026. Four load testing phases and what makes load tests reveal real bottlenecks before users find them.

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grow·intermediate·7 min

Performance Monitoring Core Web Vitals in Production

Performance monitoring Core Web Vitals in production. Four metrics that matter, monitoring tools, and how to fix regressions in AI built apps.

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ship·intermediate·8 min

Performance Budgets for Vibe Coded Apps That Stay Fast

Performance budgets keep vibe-coded apps fast as they grow. Learn the four limits that matter, how to enforce them in CI, and what to cut when you exceed them.

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ship·intermediate·8 min

Database Indexing Best Practices for Vibe Coded Apps

Database indexing is the single biggest performance lever for vibe-coded apps. Learn which columns to index, the cost of each index, and the patterns to avoid.

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ship·intermediate·8 min

Image and Asset Optimization for Production Vibe Coded Apps

Optimize images and assets for production. Cover formats, automated compression, CDN caching, and the AI-built app pitfalls that tank Core Web Vitals.

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ship·advanced·8 min

Cache Invalidation Strategies for Vibe Coded Production Apps

Cache invalidation is hard for a reason. Learn the four strategies, when each one fits, and the patterns that prevent stale data in vibe coded production apps.

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grow·intermediate·13 min

Database Maintenance for AI-Built Apps That Actually Grow

Database maintenance for AI-built apps. Learn PostgreSQL vacuuming, data pruning, archiving strategies, and index maintenance to keep queries fast at scale.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Debugging Image Loading and Optimization Issues in Web Apps

Debug image loading issues in AI-built web apps. Fix layout shifts, optimize formats, configure Next.js Image, and diagnose broken or slow-loading images.

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ship·advanced·13 min

Debugging Memory Leaks in AI-Generated React Code Fast

Debug memory leaks in AI-generated React code using Chrome DevTools heap snapshots. The five leak patterns AI creates most often and how to fix each one.

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grow·intermediate·10 min

Performance Regression Detection for AI-Built Apps

Performance regression detection for AI-built apps. Set Lighthouse CI baselines, compare SpeedCurve vs Calibre pricing, and build alerts that catch LCP drift.

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ship·intermediate·12 min

React DevTools for Debugging Component Issues in AI Code

Use React DevTools to debug AI-generated component issues. Find unnecessary re-renders, inspect props and state, and fix performance problems step by step.

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build·advanced·10 min

Caching Strategies That Make AI-Built Apps Feel Instant

Caching strategies for AI-built apps. Browser, CDN, Redis, and database caching patterns with practical examples for making your app feel instant to users.

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grow·intermediate·11 min

CDN Configuration for Global Performance in Your Web App

Configure a CDN for global web app performance. Cloudflare, Vercel, and Fastly compared with cache rules, purging strategies, and asset optimization tips.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Debugging Database Queries That Are Slow, Wrong, or Missing

Debug database queries that are slow, return wrong data, or miss results. EXPLAIN ANALYZE, N+1 fixes, missing indexes, and RLS policy troubleshooting.

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ship·advanced·10 min

Deploying to Multiple Regions for Global App Performance

Deploy to multiple regions for global performance. CDN edge deployment, database replication, Cloudflare Workers, and when multi-region actually matters.

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build·intermediate·11 min

Edge Functions Explained and Why They Matter for Your App

Edge functions explained for vibe coders. How Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, and Deno Deploy run code closer to users and when to use them in your AI app.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Server-Side Rendering vs Static Generation in Next.js Apps

Server-side rendering vs static generation explained for Next.js. When to use SSR, SSG, or ISR and how to override AI tool defaults for better app performance.

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grow·advanced·11 min

Database Scaling When Your Vibe-Coded App Outgrows One Server

Database scaling explained for vibe coders. Learn connection pooling, read replicas, and sharding with real examples for Supabase, Neon, and PlanetScale.

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grow·intermediate·10 min

Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling and Which One Your App Needs

Horizontal vs vertical scaling explained for vibe coders. Learn when to scale up vs scale out, real cost comparisons, and which approach fits your app's needs.

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build·advanced·10 min

Prompting AI for Performance So Your Code Is Fast From Day One

Get AI to write fast code from the start. Prompt patterns for database queries, API responses, bundle size, and rendering performance that avoid slowdowns.

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grow·beginner·10 min

Scaling 101 and What Actually Happens When Your App Blows Up

What happens when your vibe-coded app gets popular. Learn the five things that break first, when to worry about scaling, and how to prepare without over-engineering.

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grow·intermediate·10 min

Serverless Cost Optimization for Cold Starts and Invocations

Optimize serverless costs by fixing cold starts, reducing invocations, and shrinking function duration. Real techniques for Vercel, Cloudflare, and AWS Lambda.

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foundations·intermediate·10 min

What Is Caching and How It Makes Your App Much Faster

Caching stores frequently used data so your app serves it instantly instead of recalculating. Learn how caching works and why AI-built apps often miss this step.

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foundations·intermediate·11 min

What Is Rate Limiting and How It Protects Your App

Rate limiting controls how many requests your app handles per user. Learn why this protection is essential and how AI-built apps often leave the door wide open.

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