Blog

On this blog, I delve into the unique challenges startups and software developers face. Occasionally, I write on non-dev topics.

12 Great Auth Libraries to Use with Next.js

12 Great Auth Libraries to Use with Next.js

Lately, many authentication libraries for web frameworks started to appear, so there is some flexibility on what to choose for web app development. If you're looking for one to integrate into Next.js, take a look at these 12 great options in this article.

10 May 2024View Article
Launching "Globally Based" Newsletter

Launching "Globally Based" Newsletter

Launch announcement and introduction to a new travel newsletter. The beyond-borders newsletter full of savvy insights, research and aesthetics for modern global travellers. Check it out!

30 January 2024View Article

Why I don't have an Instagram account

I deleted my Instagram account many years ago and still happy about that. Here are my points for.

23 January 2022View Article

My favourite React (Native) project architecture

I have seen and used lots of different architectures for a React (Native) project, but I prefer the modular one which evolved a little in my hands, as of January 2022. Here is a quick overview.

15 January 2022View Article
Week Section List in React Native (TypeScript)

Week Section List in React Native (TypeScript)

A quick guide on how to create a universal week view list in React Native and have it typed with TypeScript so that a day in the week could consist of different types of data.

4 August 2020View Article
Take Care of Your Eyes When Staying at Home

Take Care of Your Eyes When Staying at Home

Many of us, if not everybody, are sitting in front of a laptop screen, iPhone or TV much more now. That really impacts our vision and could cause eye fatigue, in chronic cases even syndrome of computer vision. So take a piece of advice for taking care of your eyes.

25 March 2020View Article
Steps for Localizing React Native App

Steps for Localizing React Native App

The localization itself seems difficult for a React Native app because a usual app consists of three projects: the main JavaScript, Xcode project for iOS, and Android files. But in reality, it is not that complex.

21 March 2020View Article
Toast messages mechanism in React Native using React Context

Toast messages mechanism in React Native using React Context

A cool concept on how to add a notification system to a React Native application using React Context API without any third-party packages.

13 February 2020View Article
CSSAttributedString in Swift

CSSAttributedString in Swift

An interesting approach to managing your NSAttributedStrings in Swift projects. For those who know the CSS styles well.

5 May 2019View Article
When automation becomes AUTOmation

When automation becomes AUTOmation

My idea and participation in the Hackathon from High Mobility in Tallinn. How it was, what I developed, what experience I got.

15 February 2019View Article
Some ideas where to start programming

Some ideas where to start programming

Some people ask me how to start doing some things in the programming world. So I decided to post some kind of answer with a few ideas to get you started. This is not the complete guide to programming.

7 February 2019View Article
How I built my first iOS app & got to TOP-25 of the Belarusian App Store

How I built my first iOS app & got to TOP-25 of the Belarusian App Store

Hey. I will tell you how I made my first small app in Swift 3 in Xcode, launched and got into the TOP-25 paid applications of the Belarusian App Store, as well as on the 3rd place in the Productivity category. What I learned, what mistakes I made, what advice I can give.

28 January 2019View Article