Ben Watts

Ben Watts

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I spent the first 25 years of my life not knowing how to code, and the next 8 years wishing I hadn't been so stupid in the first 25 years.

Auth - Foundation

Feb 24, 20239 min read

Cookies are the way browsers crumble · I hate auth. Quite simply. Over the years, it is the one feature of app development that has, over and over again...

Auth - Foundation

Develop faster on Mobile

Feb 22, 20235 min read

React Native + Expo is all you need · A caveat before starting, my interest in mobile apps has always been what you might call "utility" apps. So not...

Develop faster on Mobile

Introducing the SST + Tamagui Stack

Feb 21, 20232 min read

A productivity and developer experience match made in heaven · Summary This first article introduces a Github starter I've published here to bring...

Introducing the SST + Tamagui Stack

Brief Recent History 2. Backend

Feb 21, 20233 min read

Platforms multiply · Backend development has also changed massively in the last 10 years. Traditionally, backend websites generated HTML and combined any...

Brief Recent History 2. Backend

Brief Recent History 1. Frontend

Feb 20, 20234 min read

In 3 words: Javascript is King · Frontend is your real estate, your front door. It's your presentation, it's all that most users ever see of your app or...

Brief Recent History 1. Frontend

Where should I begin?

Feb 17, 20232 min read

Shipping apps from start to finish · Shipping any app on a budget is a daunting task for so many reasons: Competing technologies at every level of the...

Where should I begin?