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Raúl Cano

Self-taught dev. A chill guy who codes at home, hits the gym, and is passionate about indie hacking and the indie web.

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Tailwind is trash, but I still use it

I can't say much more than what the title already tells you I'm only writing this while getting frustrated during a style maintenance session, because that's when, and only then, Tailwind becomes a nightmare. Using Tailwind makes development incredibly fast, and these days even more so with component libraries like Shadcn. Same goes for AI it's way easier since the number of files to read and…

The fear of not growing due to AI

So basically, I feel trapped in this AI world, and from what I can see on Reddit I’m not the only one, which makes me feel better tbh. I started learning to code by myself pretty recently, around 2022, and if I’m not wrong, I tried ChatGPT for the first time as a coding helper in mid-2023. At that moment I had very basic knowledge, but enough to barely understand what the AI was throwing at me.…

Infinite Bugs

Do you know someone with 0 bugs in their app? Probably 0 is being perfect, and perfection does not exist. I will ask again: Do you know someone running an app where the bug tickets are less than 5% of the total tickets? Seriously, because I don't, and I would love to know how they do it. Typing everything helps with that, we already do that. Also, writing tests, which I should start doing, but…

Conversación con mi abuela

Historias de mi bisabuelo y reflexiones

I joined Salescaling <3

It's November 2024, I was chilling at home while listening to a podcast, a spanish podcast called Spicy4tuna one of my favorite, and in that episode they went to Lanzadera, a spanish startup accelerator. They interviewed four startups that were part of Lanzadera, and one of them was Salescaling, where they talked with Jon, the CEO of Salescaling. It was the chat I like the most among the four, the…

SQL

My SQL notebook

Fetching data in Next.js. Server actions vs server functions vs API Routes

Summary | Feature | Server Actions | Server Functions | API Routes | |---------|----------------|------------------|------------| | **Cache data by default** | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Secure by default** | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | **Run in parallel** | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | | **Public endpoints** | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | | **Request method** | POST | GET | GET | | **Client-side execution** | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | | **Server-side execution** | ✅ |…

Embrace AI or be left behind

Have you ever felt bad about using AI? Me too.

A Wild Lambda Appeared!

Lambda... Lambda... What is that?

Server Actions in Next.js 15 to manage CRUD operations

My approach to handling CRUD operations in Next.js App Route

Procrastination

You are procrastinating again.

Tough Times

Life is not easy, but it is what it is

My First NPM Package got 3,000 Downloads in a Week

React GitHub Dots - My NPM Journey A year ago, I was creating my first blog with Astro, and I needed something to organize the blogs into pages. So I started searching online to see if Astro had anything to solve this, and Astro didn't have anything built-in. Until I randomly found a blog talking about an npm package for Astro to manage blog pagination. The creator was [Phil…

How to set up Vite in a WordPress theme

A step-by-step tutorial for integrating Vite as a modern build tool in WordPress

Next Auth error: To confirm your identity, sign in with the same account you used originally.

How to fix the 'To confirm your identity, sign in with the same account you used originally' error in Next Auth

Setting up MongoDB locally in a Next.js project [Mac]

How to install MongoDB locally and add the MONGODB_URI to a Next

Add a Custom Block Within the Core Navigation Block in WordPress

Step-by-step guide to add a custom block within the core navigation block in WordPress

Should I go to a tech event if I'm junior?: WeAreDevelopers 2024

I remember the first day I heard 'GitHub'. What was that? Why was everyone always using that word? Is it so important?

Resetting the Full-Site Editor in WordPress

Did you mess up your Full-Site Editor in your Local environment and now it's looks different from the Production site? Here's how to reset it.

Add New Custom Field and Query by Weekly Views in WordPress

How can I filter posts by weekly views in WordPress? In this article, we will show you how to add a new custom field to your WordPress posts and query them by the total views of the week.

From Factory Worker to Developer: The Trigger

Sometimes, the worst moments can be the start of the best chapters of your life. Embrace change and be grateful for every challenge.