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 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...

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?