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The AI Bubble Is Cracking. Oracle Might Be the First Warning.

Oracle bet the house on AI. Its cloud is booming, but $28.5B of quarterly capex, $288B in lease commitments, 21,000 fewer employees and a delayed Project Jupiter show what the AI boom really costs.

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The AI Bubble Is Cracking. Oracle Might Be the First Warning.

29 Sep 2026

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#forwarddeployedengineering#ai#career

So... You Want to Become a Forward Deployed Engineer in 2026?

I kept seeing this role everywhere, so I finally looked into it. Turns out, a frontend engineer with design sense and backend skills may already be halfway there.

06 Sep 202617 min read

#react#rendering#performance

What Render and Re-Render Actually Mean in React

Render is not a full reload, and re-render does not always mean DOM changes. A practical guide to React's render pipeline, commits, React.memo, useMemo, and useCallback.

13 Aug 202618 min read

#react#performance#rendering

Why React Re-Renders

A detailed, practical guide to React re-renders: state, props, context, identity, memoization, keys, Strict Mode, and how to debug the renders that make your app sweat.

11 Aug 202622 min read

#next.js#performance#bundlesize

Next.js Rendering & Bundle Simulator

An interactive playground. Pick a heavy component, pick a rendering strategy, and watch how your initial JS payload, LCP, and TBT change in real time. The same code, shipped four different ways.

09 Jul 202616 min read

#react#performance#javascript

Code Splitting & Lazy Loading in React

Learn how to make your React app lightning fast by splitting your code into smaller chunks and loading them only when needed. Explained so simply, even a kid could get it.

02 May 202618 min read

#next.js#performance#webvitals

Next.js Performance Patterns I Use in Every Project (To Keep Lighthouse from Crying)

Server Components, next/dynamic, priority images, script strategies, and streaming Suspense. The architectural rules I reach for on every project to keep the main thread breathing and Core Web Vitals in the green.

May 20269 min read

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