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10+ years of building products used by millions - now Netflix, previously Atlassian, Flo Health.
Writing about what works, what breaks, what matters.

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Perfect Is the Enemy of Done - The Story of ratu.dev

After 10 years on the web and dozens of projects, it still took me 3 years to build my own digital home - ratu.dev. It's basically a monument to my procrastination, and to idealism

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Dec 2025 • 6 min read

Next.js Environment Variables: The Missing Guide

Next.js environment variables fail silently - unless you force them to fail early. You can think of it as a loaded gun on the wall: it may sit there quietly for weeks, until one day it goes off in production.

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Aug 2025 • 26 min read

Mastering Node.js scripting: Tools/CLI/AI/Steroids

Scripting isn't about perfection — it's about saving time. It should be pragmatic, fast, and never something you get stuck on. Over the past 10 years, I went from barely seeing the point of scripting to writing quick scripts in minutes — scripts that save time, and that time stack up over the years.

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Node.js Scripting Cheatsheet (Battle Tested)

This cheatsheet is a collection of battle-tested Node.js snippets I use for scripting, automation, and everyday backend hacks. Copy, paste, and adapt — no fluff, just code that works.

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Save to Google Sheets with Nodejs/Nextjs

Learn how to use Google Sheets as a simple backend for your Node.js/Next.js app with minimal setup. Perfect for quick prototypes and easy data management.

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Simple password protection for a Next.js app

Secure pages in a Next.js app with password protection with middleware and WWW-Authenticate: no user database or external auth service, no UI required.