
Creating Custom Vue Directives for Enhanced Functionality
How to create custom Vue directives for DOM‑level behaviour, without reaching for them when a component, prop, or composable would do better in real interfaces.
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How to create custom Vue directives for DOM‑level behaviour, without reaching for them when a component, prop, or composable would do better in real interfaces.

Solve Binary Tree Level Order Traversal with breadth‑first search in TypeScript, using a queue, level sizing, edge cases, and cleaner iteration well.

Solve Subarray Sum Equals K with prefix sums and a hash map in TypeScript, including negative numbers, count storage, and why sliding window fails.

CSS container queries allow elements to respond to their parent's size rather than the viewport. I explain how they work and how they improve responsive design.

Build a headless CMS‑powered Next.js site with content modelling, fetch layers, mapped front‑end shapes, preview, rendering choices, and scale cleanly.

Sorting complex arrays in JavaScript requires custom comparison functions. Here, I explore techniques for sorting numbers, objects, nested properties, and more.

Solve Word Search with backtracking in JavaScript, covering recursive path exploration, visited state, pruning, restoration, and grid trade‑offs.

aspect‑ratio for Responsive LayoutsThe CSS `aspect‑ratio` property makes it easier to maintain consistent proportions in responsive layouts. Here, I explore how it works and when to use it.

Solve Linked List Cycle with fast and slow pointers in TypeScript, comparing visited‑node storage with Floyd's cycle detection and common mistakes.

Multi‑tenant applications serve multiple customers from a single codebase. Here, I walk through building a scalable multi‑tenant web application using Next.js.

Solve Single Number in TypeScript with XOR bit manipulation, comparing hash maps, constant extra space, duplicate cancellation, and why the trick works.

How deployment expectations moved from simple Netlify static deploys towards Vercel pipelines, previews, framework builds, observability, and rollback.

AI has ethical and environmental costs. Here, I examine its sustainability, responsible use, and whether artificial intelligence could ever replace developers.

Build a reusable Vue 3 composable with the Composition API, covering side effects, useOutsideClick, browser boundaries, typing, and testability well.

When you set up a custom domain in Vercel, the default `vercel.app` subdomain still serves your site, which can lead to duplicate content. Here's how to fix it.

How to solve Number of Islands with grid traversal, treating the matrix like a graph, marking visited land safely, and reasoning about DFS in TypeScript.

provide/inject API: When and How to Use ItWhen Vue provide/inject is the right tool, how to keep it reactive, and where it fits better than props or a full store in larger component trees.

AI is reshaping web development, but is it helping or harming the industry? I explore its impact on developers, security, and the future of hiring.

Vue 3 replaces Vue 2's getters and setters with JavaScript proxies. This article explains how they differ and why proxies improve Vue's reactivity system.

<b> and <strong>The `<b>` and `<strong>` tags both make text bold, but they serve very different purposes and convey different meaning. Here, I explain these differences.

Optimise Vue.js performance with lazy loading and code splitting, covering route‑level chunks, async components, bundle strategy, measurement, and UX.