Web Development

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2026-05-11

Notes on installing Microsoft Clarity

I added Microsoft Clarity to one of my projects this week. It is free, the setup took ten minutes, and it has already told me more about how people use the site than Google Analytics ever has.

web-developmentanalyticstools

2026-04-25

4 min read

How OpenNext's regional cache reduces Workers CPU on every cache hit

withRegionalCache is a one-line wrapper that ships with @opennextjs/cloudflare. It puts a Workers Cache API layer in front of your KV cache and lets you skip the D1 tag-cache lookup on hits. For content sites, that's the difference between burning real CPU on every request and barely doing any work at all.

web-developmentnextjs+1

2026-01-25

5 min read

Why I deploy most of my Next.js projects to Cloudflare with OpenNext

After deploying multiple production Next.js sites to Cloudflare using OpenNext, I've found it to be a great combination of performance, cost, and developer experience. Here's why this stack has become my go-to for most new projects.

web-developmentnextjs+3

2025-12-08

3 min read

Why AI chatbots speak Markdown

Ever wondered why ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI models format their responses with **bold text** and [links](url)? It's Markdown, and there's a good reason for it.

aiweb-development

2025-12-07

10 min read

Adding your own AI assistant to your website without enterprise costs

RAG solutions range from budget-friendly to enterprise pricing. After being involved in several RAG projects, I found that Cloudflare AI Search handles most of the complexity for you. Here's how I built a production chatbot for this site.

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2025-11-25

8 min read

Why I chose Server-Sent Events over WebSockets for streaming AI responses

When building real-time features, developers often reach for WebSockets by default. But for streaming AI responses, Server-Sent Events turned out to be the better choice. Here's what I learned implementing SSE in my Kindle ChatGPT project.

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2025-11-03

5 min read

Putting my step count on my website

I built a public step counter using Google Fit API and Cloudflare Workers. It shows my daily steps, weekly totals, and streak on my website. Here's how I did it and why public accountability works.

web-developmentapi-integration+1

2025-10-14

8 min read

How to Share Your Local WordPress or Drupal Site with Cloudflare Tunnel (Free)

Learn how to securely expose your local DDEV sites to the internet using Cloudflare Tunnel, without opening firewall ports or configuring complex networking.

DevOpsWeb Development+1

2025-10-07

5 min read

Testing my website with Gemini 2.5 Computer Use and Playwright

Google released a model that can see your screen and click around like a person. I used Claude Code to build a test in 15 minutes. Now an AI checks if my translations load correctly.

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2025-10-04

5 min read

How to use AI directly on your Kindle

I often use AI while reading on my Kindle, but there wasn't an easy way to ask questions without switching devices. Here's how I built Kindle-ChatGPT, a browser-based AI assistant optimized for e-ink displays that runs entirely on your Kindle.

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Blog archive

Web Development

Notes on installing Microsoft Clarity

How OpenNext's regional cache reduces Workers CPU on every cache hit

Why I deploy most of my Next.js projects to Cloudflare with OpenNext

Why AI chatbots speak Markdown

Adding your own AI assistant to your website without enterprise costs

Why I chose Server-Sent Events over WebSockets for streaming AI responses

Putting my step count on my website

How to Share Your Local WordPress or Drupal Site with Cloudflare Tunnel (Free)

Testing my website with Gemini 2.5 Computer Use and Playwright

How to use AI directly on your Kindle

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