New Next in Dev is live. Short take on the @nextjs.org upgrades that matter, a few @payload.dev fixes and features, and a big hosting win: @railway.com's free plan is back. Full issue: news.nlvcodes.com/p/railway-fr...

Ever missed a launch because you were fighting with scheduling? 😬 I just released a walkthrough that shows how @payload.dev + @nextjs.org can auto-publish your content (and run health checks) while you sleep. Watch here: youtu.be/0xOxzUD-s0k Here's a demo of what you'll learn #WebDevelopment

I get heckled every time my light-mode IDE shows up on screen. So why do I continue to use it? The answer is bigger than personal taste; it’s about eye health and accessibility. See how in the latest Next in Dev episode. Here's the video: youtu.be/oQT8n6zvGEo

New video: make images & fonts fast in @nextjs.org. Covers next/image (local vs remote, remotePatterns, and more) and next/font (Google/local, preload, fallbacks, CSS variables). Watch here: youtu.be/PhomSxLTew0

New Next in Dev is out: - @nextjs.org 15.5 updates - @payload.dev 3.51–3.52 with key features, @figma.com brushes + AI - OpenAI GPT5 reality check, @anthropic.com's Claude Sonnet 4's crazy context window, Cursor's Agent and CLI tools - @railway.com's MCP + more. Watch/listen: youtu.be/vkntvv9UAAU

New video: Connect #cloudinary to @payload.dev with my payload-storage-cloudinary adapter. Get storage + CDN + built-in transformations and more—no Next.js Image required. Watch here: youtu.be/ymolmvqIh_M

New Next in Dev: A 30-day vibe coding experiment with Claude Code from @anthropic.com brought powerful planning, quick prototypes, and a few security wake-ups along the way. Hear the story here: youtu.be/83S6WL63Hus

@payload.dev adds trash (soft-delete), @figma.com's IPO surge, @nextjs.org back-ports, @railway.com adds SOC 2 compliance, @cloudflare.social vs Perplexity. Get caught up with web dev in < 7 minutes: youtu.be/G3yXIo4hjIU #webdev #news

New video: preview drafts in production with @nextjs.org + @payload.dev. This one covers draftMode, preview/exit routes + secret, on-demand revalidation, and more. Watch today: youtu.be/UshsDmQ_Vx8

Figma scooped up Payload CMS. Doom? Probably not. The team gains resources; the core stays MIT; Figma gains innovation. I’m still shipping Payload and expecting it to move faster. Details and hot takes in the video. Watch now. 👇🏼 #webdev #opensource

Localization is important for any multilingual site, but it can be tricky to set up with proper structure and i18n. @payload.dev makes it easy, though! Here's a tutorial on how to set up localization with Next.js and Payload CMS. 👇

Payload 3.48, Next.js 15.4.x, Vercel BotID: all updates that sneak up on you if you ignore them. My newsletter turns the changelog fire-hose into a five-minute download. Link 👇🏼

Tailwind is great until your styles depend on CMS data or runtime logic. I made a video breaking down why it fails in those cases and how to fix it with inline styles, arbitrary props, and variant constants. 👇🏼

I’m impressed. DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI‑generated images from search results via a simple toggle. A smart move for anyone tired of “AI slop.”

You’re either building with AI or you’re betting it can’t build anything worth your time. The first group is learning faster. The second is falling behind. Which side do you want to be on?

New video! This one goes over, in detail, the definitions, differences, and use cases for layouts, pages, and links in Next.js. 👇🏼

Web dev moves fast. Vercel’s v0 API is in beta, PayloadCMS fixed bugs + added security, and Cloudflare is taking on AI crawlers. If you’re building on the modern stack, stay sharp with my newsletter 👇🏼

Between Comet and OpenAIs forthcoming AI browser, this is the first time I’m convinced that Google has some serious competition.

Learn how to build fast, native search into Payload CMS with no third-party services and no extra cost. From plugin setup to a clean Next.js frontend, this tutorial walks you through it all.

Want to get started with #payloadcms but don’t know where to start? I made this step-by-step guide to help with that! Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with PayloadCMS youtu.be/TuicSBCyqsM

I talked about what PayloadCMS is in a previous video, now we need to learn when to use it. #payloadcms #nextjs #webdevelopment https://youtu.be/2mG1Hc0Z3AI

Now it's time to style that footer I struggled to put together. It went a bit more smoothly this time! #nextjs #payloadcms #webdevelopment https://youtu.be/jj7nIE_OaPQ

I'm starting a series on getting started with #payloadcms. It'll be beginner-focused and geared toward people who don't know about PayloadCMS but are interested. Let's first talk about what PayloadCMS is! #nextjs #frontend #webdevelopment

I really enjoy live coding, and hopefully you like watching my struggle through live coding. Check out this video of me working through a #nextjs project's footer. Building a Footer Section [LIVE CODING] youtu.be/eG1kaquZBs4

Live coding with #nextjs and #payloadcms is hard. But I did get #tailwind out of my project, so that’s a win. youtu.be/iXONO1yEmKo?...

Today I'm thankful for a couple of things: – An amazing wife & the cutest dogs you've ever seen. – A community that pushes me to be better. – Rest & time off. – Good ole American football. And I'm thankful for this dry turkey I cooked. Attached: evidence of the cutest dogs you've ever seen.

My favorite day of the week starts on Fridays at 7 PM. That’s the time I unplug for a full 24 hours and do nothing. I literally do nothing for 24 hours. No work, no hustle. Just rest.

It’s that time of year when you might see performance tanking in some critical areas. Before completely shifting strategy, make sure you’re zooming out. Seasonality is a very real concept you should be taking into account as you analyze data.

What is “helpful content?” Google doesn’t make this very clear, and I think it’s intentionally vague because (typically) SEOs will always try to game the system. Instead of starting with keywords that you want to rank for, try thinking through questions your ideal customers might be asking.

I’ve seen too many SEOs take SEO tool metrics as absolute truth. The problem with that is that many SEO tools have proprietary metrics that only matter within their own ecosystem.

Backlinks are overrated in modern SEO. I know we can’t believe everything Google says (especially recently), but one thing they’ve been saying for a while now is that backlinks have become less of a ranking signal than something like “helpful content.”

AI is the future, but it might not be like many of us think. AI is a tool. It should help you become more efficient, and I think you should absolutely be using it day-to-day. However, I think we as a society have over-indexed on it. AI is not a human replacement but should be a force multiplier.

You need to rest. Our bodies operate in cycles—work and rest are no different. I take a 24-hour break from work and technology weekly, but even an hour can make a difference. Start small and step away from your devices. You'll feel refreshed and ready to take on what's next.