Alex

Alex @derstruct

About: ex-CTO, code addict, father

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Jul 4, 2025

Alex
articles - 10 total

Go devs just got Superpowers

HTMX proved there’s demand for different approaches. It’s simple and clever, but limited. Control...

Learn More 55 10Sep 29

You don’t need NPM to ship fully-featured apps.

In programming, a bad decision is like a node_modules directory — it never stops growing. Sometimes...

Learn More 27 5Sep 21

TCP does not guarantee delivery. The only thing it guarantees for the application layer is that if this byte of data is delivered, it will happen after the previous one. Everything else is the developer's responsibility.

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Learn More 0 0Jul 25

So I Quit $200k Job To Write A Framework

This may sound like the worst idea ever. But I think there is no better time than now. ...

Learn More 50 15Jul 24

Hypermedia or Server-Driven?

HTMX Is Worse Than React, and WebSocket Is Obsolete? Alex...

Learn More 0 0Jul 15

HTMX Is Worse Than React, and WebSocket Is Obsolete?

Trying To Fix The Web Dev: Part 2, The Solution? If you missed an introduction to the...

Learn More 36 25Jul 15

Future proof you career

Young Devs: 3 Career Hacks in the Age of AI Alex ・ Jul 8 ...

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Young Devs: 3 Career Hacks in the Age of AI

It's 2025; you are young, ambitious, and preparing for a career in programming. However, seems like...

Learn More 22 14Jul 8

JavaScript Is Not The Issue

Trying To Fix The Web Dev: Part 1, The Issue. Some of us remember the "old" days when web...

Learn More 30 13Jul 6

[Boost]

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