Most LLM apps don’t fail at generation.
They fail at control.

Most AI assistants run as /api/chat side services.

I tried building one as a first-class Apollo Federation subgraph instead.

Same gateway, auth context, and API as the rest of the system.

Demo: movie.mrsamdev.xyz

Blog: www.sijosam.in/blog/ai-assi...

I use Homebrew daily.

brew list shows everything — dependencies included. There’s no simple way to see what I installed.

So I built brew-potato.

It shows only user-installed packages.

Learning Go felt better fixing a real annoyance than a todo app.
mrsamdev.github.io/brew-ui-pota...

Understanding JavaScript’s Runtime System | Sijo Sam Understand how the JavaScript engine, call stack, event loop, and task queues work together to execute synchronous and asynchronous code in browsers and Node.js.

New guide up! ⚙️

“Understanding JavaScript’s Runtime System”

Learn how the JS engine, event loop, and task queues work together in browsers and Node.js.

Read here 👉 www.sijosam.in/guides/js-ev...

#JavaScript #WebDev #NodeJS

Hey community!

👋I’m curious—has anyone out there successfully migrated a project from Angular to React using AI tools alone? 🤖💻

I’d love to hear your thoughts, experiences, and lessons learned

#AI #Angular #React #CodeMigration #WebDevelopment #TechInnovation #AskTheWorld

Bridging the Gap - React and the Outside World with useSyncExternalStore | Sijo Sam Seamlessly integrate external state into React components using useSyncExternalStore for responsive designs, localStorage syncing, and more.

Struggling with inconsistent React state from external sources (window, localStorage)? useEffect can cause tearing.😵‍💫

useSyncExternalStore is React's answer for safe, consistent external state integration.

blog: www.sijosam.in/blog/use-syn...

#ReactJS #StateManagement #useSyncExternalStore

Just found this cool tool called produce from Immer that makes coding so much simpler!

Here's what it does: It lets you change data directly (which feels natural) but it secretly creates a fresh copy without messing up your original data (which is what we need).

How I Supercharged My Telegram RAW Photo Downloader With Batch Processing | Sijo Sam A deep dive into building a parallel file downloader for Telegram, what I learned about batch processing, and how a simple task turned into a lesson on API optimization.

The Telegram API is more interesting and powerful than I thought.
Here is my attempt to be lazy and fix the problem of downloading a ton of ARW files when clicking, downloading, and uploading to Google Photos was too much work.

Read the full blog @ www.sijosam.in/blog/telegra...

🚀 Enhance your legacy JavaScript codebase with JSDoc!

Struggling with an old JS codebase? Gradual type annotations can:

✔️ Improve code clarity

🔗 Check out this insightful blog post: www.sijosam.in/blog/jsdoc-i...

#JavaScript #JSDoc #LegacyCode #CodeQuality #WebDevelopment 🌟

Network-Aware Development: Sustainability | Sijo Sam Learn how to implement adaptive loading strategies that balance performance and sustainability in modern web applications

After 7 years of coding, I'm asking: what's the environmental cost of every line we write?
Exploring network-aware dev, tools, & challenges for a sustainable web. 🌍
Read more: www.sijosam.in/blog/sustain...

Looking back at our old code isn't just cringe-worthy - it's a powerful reminder of our growth journey. From throwing promises around like confetti to finally learning to trust browser capabilities, every "what was I thinking?" moment was actually a stepping stone.

www.sijosam.in/blog/slightl...

Our next speaker of today is @rijosam.com speaking about the lessons learned from a global team.

🌟 "Brabantse Gezelligheid" at @BrabantJug 
Inspiring talks, a Voxxed Days ticket raffle, and warm connections

💡 Talks by
- @rijosam.com (global teamwork insights)
- Dirk Janssen (app lifecycle strategies)

👉 Join a JUG near you, it's interesting!
Full article: https://bit.ly/4iAIvmj

Game physics gone wild! Fixed it

Went from a ball that moved like a drunk quantum particle to smooth gameplay across all devices.

Here's how I did it.
Blog: www.sijosam.in/blog/the-lag...

Demo: mrsamdev-paddle-game.netlify.app

The CSS Size Paradox Why Your Utility-First CSS Is Larger (And Why That's Okay) | Sijo Sam Explore the tradeoffs between utility-first and traditional CSS approaches, examining bundle sizes, developer experience, and environmental impact in modern web development.

🤔 The CSS Size Paradox: My Tailwind bundle was 7kB larger than vanilla CSS... and that's a good thing! Turns out those extra kilobytes bought us faster development, fewer build cycles, and less cognitive load. Sometimes bigger IS better.

Read my article to know more 👇
www.sijosam.in/blog/css-siz...

🎮 Built my first Canvas game with React!

Play: www.sijosam.in/paddle-game
Blog: www.sijosam.in/blog/paddle-...

Code's messy but works! Best lesson: just start building, even if it's not perfect.
Worked with Canvas/React games? Share your experience

#reactjs #gamedev #javascript

🛟 Safeguard your React app from API chaos with a data transformation layer!
In my latest article, I dive into:

✅ Shielding components from unexpected API changes
✅ Ensuring type safety with Zod

Full story here: www.sijosam.in/blog/post-2/

#ReactJS #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #SoftwareArchitecture

📢 Excited to share: Just added a brand new blog section to my website!

Check it out at sijosam.in/blog

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