pg-boss vs BullMQ vs Inngest vs Trigger.dev: Pick the Queue by Its Failure Mode
We've shipped background jobs on all four this year. Not once did throughput decide it. What decided it every time was what happens when a worker dies mid-job — who re-runs what, who pays for it, and whether anyone finds out.
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TanStack Start in Production: The Router Is the Framework, and That Changes Your Estimates
TanStack Start has been on its 1.x line since early 2025 and now pulls roughly a third of Next.js's weekly npm traffic. We shipped three client apps on it this year. The reason to pick it isn't speed — it's where your type errors show up, and how early.
22 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
MCP Server or Plain Function? The Context Cost Rule
MCP is a distribution protocol, not a capability upgrade. Here's the rule we use to decide whether a tool belongs in an MCP server or stays a plain function in your agent loop — and the context tax nobody budgets for.
29 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
Flutter vs React Native: Hiring Decides It, Not Perf
46% vs 35% market share, a 6x talent-pool gap, and a performance race that's basically over. Here's what actually decides the choice in 2026.
15 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Intercom Fin vs a Self-Hosted RAG Bot: Real Costs
Drift, Intercom Fin, Tidio, Crisp — or a self-hosted RAG build of your own. What each actually costs, resolves, and who it's really for.
15 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Offline AI Meeting Notes: Apps That Never Upload Audio
Compare the best on-device AI meeting assistants of 2026 — VAANI, Meetily, Granola, Otter and Fathom — on privacy, offline use and languages. Find your fit.
09 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
'Needs useState' in React 19: Where to Put 'use client'
React 19 didn't just ship new APIs — it shipped a new default architecture. Here's the mental model we use to decide what runs on the server, what runs on the client, and why most components should have no "use client" at all.
08 Aug 2026 · 12 min readWork With Us
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