Full-stack engineer · Remote

Build it. Then explain it.

I build web products end to end — and write down how they work.

Taking on one new build for Q3.

profile.json

nameShabs
roleFull-stack engineer
stackTypeScript · Next.js · Postgres
depthSchema → API → interface → on-call
teaching12 lessons · 20 tips
zoneRemote · GMT
replyWithin 2 working days
emailshabxixreal@gmail.com

The map

Six places to look

Shipped work, half-finished experiments, teaching material, and the tools behind all of it. Each section stands on its own.

Work

Case studies with the problem, the constraints, and the decision table — including what each choice cost.

5 case studies 02

Lab

Experiments and interactive demos. Contrast maths, easing curves, rate limiters you can hammer.

5 experiments 03

Learn

Structured tracks that go in order. Production Next.js, Postgres for app developers, and auth.

12 lessons 04

Tips

One idea each, with the code and the gotcha. Copy the snippet and get on with your day.

20 tips 05

Writing

Longer arguments about practice — money code, rewrites, and what a portfolio is actually for.

5 essays 06

Stack

Every tool I use with one line on why it beat the obvious alternative. Plus a short resource list.

Uses & toolbox

Selected work

Systems I shipped and stayed on for

Every case study names the option I rejected and what the choice cost. That part is the point.

All work

Full-stack
Payments

Live

Ledgerline

Invoicing and payment chasing for freelancers who were running their business out of a spreadsheet and a bank app.

Next.js · TypeScript · Postgres · DrizzleCase study

Realtime
Backend

Live

Relaydesk

A shared support inbox where four agents can work the same queue without stepping on each other, colliding on replies, or refreshing to find out what changed.

TypeScript · Node · WebSocket · RedisCase study

Performance
Frontend

Live

Orchard Storefront

A storefront that took nine seconds to become interactive on the phones its customers actually owned. No rewrite — the existing app, made fast.

Next.js · React · Shopify Storefront API · CloudflareCase study

Learn

Tracks that go in order

3 tracks, 12 lessons, roughly 2 hours. Each lesson states its outcomes up front and ends with something to actually do.

Learn hub

Intermediate

Next.js in Production

The App Router, explained by what it does at runtime.

4 lessons · 38 minStart

Intermediate

Postgres for App Developers

Enough database to stop your ORM from embarrassing you.

4 lessons · 42 minStart

Advanced

Auth That Holds Up

Sessions, cookies, tokens — and the defaults that quietly leak.

4 lessons · 38 minStart

Tips

Small things, written down

One idea per entry, with the snippet and the gotcha that bites you.

All 20 tips

Object.groupBy replaces your reduce
Grouping an array by a key was the single most common reason to reach for `reduce`. It is now built in, in both object and Map fla…
JavaScript · 24 Jul 2026
SKIP LOCKED turns a table into a work queue
You rarely need a queue broker for modest job volumes. `FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED` lets many workers pull disjoint batches from the s…
Postgres · 11 Jul 2026
AbortSignal.timeout for fetch deadlines
A `fetch` with no timeout can hang until the OS gives up, which on some platforms is measured in minutes. One static method gives …
JavaScript · 30 Jun 2026
:has() is the parent selector, and it ships everywhere
Styling a parent based on its children used to require JavaScript or a class toggle. `:has()` does it in CSS, and it works on sibl…
CSS · 18 Jun 2026