Using Middleware in Next.js for Route Protection
Middleware in Next.js provides a straightforward way to protect routes and manage user authentication. Here, I show how to implement effective route protection.
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Front‑end Development, page 5 of 24
Front‑end web development is my personal niche, it is the art of creating visual and interactive elements for a website, including layout, design, and interactivity, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Below you will find a subset of articles from my blog specifically about Front‑End Development. This is an area I have worked with for many years, and it has been a regular subject in my writing. There are four hundred fifteen articles collected together for you below.
Using Middleware in Next.js for Route Protection. 
Control CSS Container Layouts with place‑content. Control CSS Container Layouts with
place‑contentUse CSS place‑content to align grid and flex content, comparing align‑content, justify‑content, place‑items, syntax, examples, and layout limits.
Fixed Quote, Day Rate, or Retainer: Buying Senior Web Development Work. Fixed Quote, Day Rate, or Retainer: Buying Senior Web Development Work
Fixed quote, day rate, and retainer pricing for senior web development, explained through scope, risk, delivery, ownership, and platform quality.
When Static Generation Stopped Being Simple. When Static Generation Stopped Being Simple
Why static generation became more complex as CMS previews, ISR, cache invalidation, build queues, e‑commerce data, and platform expectations grew.
Simplify Your Layout CSS with place‑items. Simplify Your Layout CSS with
place‑itemsCSS `place‑items` is a shorthand property that aligns items inside grid and flex containers. Here, we discuss its syntax, use cases, and practical examples.
Optimising Angular Forms: Template‑Driven vs. Reactive Forms. Optimising Angular Forms: Template‑Driven vs. Reactive Forms
Template‑driven vs. reactive Angular forms, and how to choose the right model for validation, scale, testing, and maintainable form logic in real apps.
From Liquid Templates to Headless Storefronts. From Liquid Templates to Headless Storefronts
How e‑commerce front‑end work moved from Liquid templates to headless storefronts, and what teams risk when they underestimate data, checkout, and operations.
Converting Between Camel, Snake, and Kebab Case in JavaScript. Converting Between Camel, Snake, and Kebab Case in JavaScript
Converting between camel case, snake case, kebab case is a common task in JavaScript. Here, I explore methods using regular expressions and string manipulation.
Lazy Loading in Angular: Optimising Performance. Lazy Loading in Angular: Optimising Performance
How lazy loading in Angular improves performance, where route‑level splitting helps most, and how to avoid messy boundaries and loading states in larger apps.
Next.js vs. Remix: Understanding the Key Differences. Next.js vs. Remix: Understanding the Key Differences
Next.js vs. Remix compared properly, across routing, data loading, mutations, caching, and the architectural trade‑offs teams actually feel in production.
Understanding Signals in Angular: The Future of Reactivity. Understanding Signals in Angular: The Future of Reactivity
Angular signals explained properly, from computed values and effects to where they simplify state, templates, and change detection without replacing RxJS.
Using Vue's Suspense for Asynchronous Components. Using Vue's Suspense for Asynchronous Components
How Vue Suspense handles async components and loading states, where it helps, where it falls short, and what still needs extra care in production.
Currying in JavaScript Explained. Currying in JavaScript Explained
Currying transforms functions into a sequence of single‑argument calls. An exploration into implementation, benefits, and comparison to partial application.
Building Custom Directives in Angular. Building Custom Directives in Angular
How to build custom directives in Angular when DOM behaviour belongs outside a component, and how to keep selectors and scope readable in larger templates.
Gatsby and Contentful: Why the Pair Worked. Gatsby and Contentful: Why the Pair Worked
Why Gatsby and Contentful worked well together for static sites, what made the model productive, and why teams later reassessed build time and fit.
Owasp Top Ten: What Web Engineers Should Know. Owasp Top Ten: What Web Engineers Should Know
A candid look at the OWASP Top Ten for web engineers, covering the 2021 risks, front‑end boundaries, platform decisions, and practical next steps.
Building Design Systems for Web Applications with Figma, Storybook, and npm. Building Design Systems for Web Applications with Figma, Storybook, and npm
Build design systems for web apps with Figma tokens, Storybook components, npm packages, release discipline, supply‑chain care, and team adoption.
Caching Strategies for Data Fetching in Next.js. Caching Strategies for Data Fetching in Next.js
Caching strategies for data fetching in Next.js, including force‑cache, revalidation, stale data trade‑offs, and the debugging traps teams hit in production.