Product Engineering

Building and shipping web products: React, Next.js, Node.js, APIs, performance and deployment.

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SaaS Launch Checklist in the AI Era MVP SaaS Launch Checklist in the AI Era A practical SaaS launch checklist for teams building products in the AI era, from scope and readiness to go-to-market basics. Read
How Startups Can Use AI and ML in an MVP MVP How Startups Can Use AI and ML in an MVP Learn how startups can use AI and ML in an MVP without overbuilding, with practical product guidance from Lightrains. Read
Next.js 13 vs 14 vs 16: Release Dates and Key Changes Next.js Next.js 13 vs 14 vs 16: Release Dates and Key Changes Next.js 13 shipped in October 2022, 14 in October 2023 and 16 in October 2025. What changed in each version, the breaking changes, and when to upgrade. Read
React and Next.js Performance: A Practical Guide Next.js React and Next.js Performance: A Practical Guide Measure first, then fix what matters: rendering cost, memoization, code splitting, images and fonts, and rendering choices in React and Next.js. Read
Document Object Model (DOM) in React React Document Object Model (DOM) in React DOM is a blueprint of the webpage. In other words, it represents tree-like structure of elements in a web page. If you are not able to understand what it means, the tree-like structure. Read
React Animation Libraries React React Animation Libraries Animations are important in instances like page transitions, scroll events, entering and exiting components, and events that the user should be alerted to. Read
Sessions And Session Tracking for webapps Web Security Sessions And Session Tracking for webapps Session tracking provides insights into user behavior, such as the number of sessions, session duration, popular pages, conversion rates, and more Read
WebAuthn: The Future of Web Authentication [With Code] Web Security WebAuthn: The Future of Web Authentication [With Code] Embracing a Secure and User-Friendly Authentication Method with WebAuthn aka Passwordless Authentication Read
Server-Side Rendering in Next.JS Using getServerSideProps Next.js Server-Side Rendering in Next.JS Using getServerSideProps Next.js includes many built-in features such as Server-side Rendering (SSR), Static Site Generation (SSG), backend functionality support using API Routes and so on, that make developing web applications easy. Read
Understanding the React useRef Hook React Hooks Understanding the React useRef Hook The main use case for the **_useRef_** hook is to access a DOM child directly. Read
Working with browser cookie in React React Working with browser cookie in React Cookies are designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember stateful information or to record the user’s browsing activity or verify the user identity Read
Deploy React app to AWS EC2 using GitHub Actions CI/CD Deploy React app to AWS EC2 using GitHub Actions This article helps you understand how you can automatically deploy your reactjs application to AWS EC2 from GitHub Read