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The URL is a database you already have

Diorama runs on static hosting with no backend, yet you can share the exact room you arranged as a link. The trick: encode the whole app state into the URL hash. Here is how it works — and the four places it stops working. Journal · · 8 min

A PHP Headless CMS With No Build Step: Cockpit, Server-Rendered

A self-hosted PHP headless CMS with no JavaScript build step: how we pair Cockpit v2 with server-rendered PHP, FTP deploys and zero npm pipeline. Journal · · 8 min

Do I Need React for a Website? Usually Not — Here's What to Use Instead

Do you need React for a website? For most content and marketing sites, no — server-rendered HTML plus a little vanilla JS is faster, more accessible, and lasts longer.
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