Docker Compose to Podman Quadlet: A Practical Migration Guide
Convert a docker-compose.yml to Podman Quadlet files step by step, with a full example, rootless setup, and the daemon-reload gotchas that trip people up.
10 min readZeeshan Tofiq
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Why Your TypeScript 7 Upgrade Broke ESLint, ts-jest, and ts-morph
TypeScript 7's native compiler breaks typescript-eslint, ts-jest, and ts-morph. Here's exactly why, and the side-by-side setup that fixes it.
10 min readZeeshan Tofiq
CSS Anchor Positioning: Migrating shadcn/ui Off Radix
How to migrate shadcn/ui Popover and Tooltip from Radix UI to native CSS Anchor Positioning and the Popover API, with real before/after code.
11 min readZeeshan Tofiq
MCP Server Disconnected? Here's the Actual Fix (2026)
Your MCP server shows disconnected in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor. Here's exactly why, with fixes for stdout pollution, paths, and env vars.
12 min readZeeshan Tofiq
Senior Full Stack System Design Interview Questions: How to Architect the Whole System (2026)
How senior full stack developers should answer system design questions: a complete framework covering frontend, API, database, and deployment in one story.
16 min readZeeshan Tofiq
npm postinstall Attacks: How They Work in 2026
How npm postinstall hook attacks like Shai-Hulud actually work in 2026, and a practical checklist to protect your projects and CI/CD pipeline.
10 min readZeeshan Tofiq
HTTP QUERY Method in Express and Node.js
How to actually implement the new HTTP QUERY method (RFC 10008) in Express and Node.js, with working code for a search endpoint, CORS, and a POST fallback.
9 min readZeeshan Tofiq
Claude Fable 5: What It Is and When to Use It
Fable 5 is Anthropic's most capable public model. What it excels at, how the safety fallback works, and when Opus 4.8 is still the better call.
11 min readZeeshan Tofiq
Temporal API in Node.js APIs: Storing, Serializing, and Returning Dates Correctly (2026)
How to store, serialize, and return JavaScript Temporal API types correctly in a Node.js REST API with PostgreSQL. Real Express code and examples, 2026.
12 min readZeeshan Tofiq
Python 3.14 t-Strings: 5 Patterns f-Strings Can't Do Safely
Python 3.14 t-strings return a Template object, not a string. Here are 5 real patterns: safe HTML, structured logging, SQL builders, LLM prompts, and i18n.
10 min readZeeshan Tofiq