Software Engineering Blog, page 13
Notes on software engineering from the Atyantik practice.
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Tirth Bodawala
A web accessibility introduction: WCAG 2.2, the laws that cite it, how to make a website accessible, and a checklist
A web accessibility introduction: what WCAG 2.2 asks at Level AA, which laws cite it, how to make a website accessible, and a short checklist.
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Ishan Chavda
Headless CMS guide: what it is, how it works and when to skip it
A headless CMS guide for 2026: what headless means, how the content API works, what five CMSs charge a team of eight, and when to stay traditional.
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Tirth Bodawala
Monolith vs microservices: the pros and cons, and why a modular monolith comes first
Monolith vs microservices pros and cons for CTOs: the modular monolith as the default, four inputs that move a part out, and one product priced both ways.
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Ishan Chavda
CMS types explained: the six kinds of CMS and how to pick yours
CMS types compared: traditional, headless, decoupled, hybrid, DXP and e-commerce, with W3Techs usage data and a two-question test to pick yours.
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Dharmesh Patel
PHP features for developers in 2026: what 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6 add, and which version brought the rest
PHP features for developers in 2026: what 8.4 and 8.5 add, when 8.6 ships, the PHP floor of each framework, and which version introduced each older feature.
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Tirth Bodawala
Supabase Astro blog on Cloudflare: one guide from database to deploy
Build a Supabase Astro blog on Cloudflare Workers: tables and grants, row level security, a react-admin panel, Astro pages and a wrangler deploy.
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Tirth Bodawala
Nodejs HTTP2 server setup in Node.js: createSecureServer, allowHTTP1, ALPN and curl tests
Set up a nodejs http2 server with createSecureServer and allowHTTP1, learn what ALPN negotiates, and prove h2 with curl, from the Node.js v26 docs.
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Tirth Bodawala
VAPID keys and Web Push from scratch: the complete Web Crypto implementation
Generate VAPID keys and send Web Push from scratch on Web Crypto: sign the ES256 JWT, derive the aes128gcm key, frame the body, route every status.
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Dipen Panchal
How to update payment intent amounts in Stripe when the cart changes after the card is entered
Update payment intent amounts in Stripe at each status: update before confirmation, capture less, increment or start a new intent, with runnable code.
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Ajay Patel
Laravel Folio in 2026: when it was released, how file-based routing works, and when to skip it
Laravel Folio shipped in July 2023 and supports Laravel 10.19 to 13. See its release history, how its file-based routing works, and when to use routes.
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Ajay Patel
Laravel toRawSql(): see the real SQL behind a query, then log every query a request runs
Laravel toRawSql() prints a query with its bindings filled in. See how it differs from toSql(), what ddRawSql() does, and how to log every query.
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Mitesh Rathod
Livewire vs Splade vs Inertia.js in 2026: what a Laravel team should pick now that Splade is archived
Livewire vs Splade vs Inertia.js for Laravel in 2026: Splade is archived and stops at Laravel 12, so here is how to pick Livewire 4 or Inertia.js 3.
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