Elijah Asaolu I am a programmer, I have a life.

Stories by Elijah Asaolu

gemini 3 and antigravity

A developer’s guide to Antigravity and Gemini 3

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Check out Google’s latest AI releases, Gemini and the Antigravity AI IDE. Understand what’s new, how they work, and how they can reshape your development workflow.

Elijah Asaolu
Dec 4, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
How To Scale CSS In Micro Frontends (Without Losing Your Mind)

How to scale CSS in micro frontends (without losing your mind)

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Micro frontends boost autonomy but they make CSS a nightmare. In this guide, I break down how to scale styling without collisions using design tokens, CSS Modules, and the Shadow DOM.

Elijah Asaolu
Nov 24, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Real-Time AI In Next.js How To Stream Responses With The Vercel AI SDK

Real-time AI in Next.js: How to stream responses with the Vercel AI SDK

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Streaming AI responses is one of the easiest ways to improve UX. Here’s how to implement it in a Next.js app using the Vercel AI SDK—typing effect, reasoning, and all.

Elijah Asaolu
Nov 17, 2025 ⋅ 9 min read
file based routing in react router

File-based routing in React Router v7 – Why keep it optional?

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Explore the new mode that introduced file-based routing in v7, why it remains optional, and when to use it or stick with a different approach.

Elijah Asaolu
Sep 9, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
the silent shift to vite

The silent shift to Vite: What it means for your stack

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Learn how Vite surpassed Webpack as the default JavaScript bundler, and what this shift means for your stack and the future of JS build tools.

Elijah Asaolu
Sep 2, 2025 ⋅ 5 min read
How to build a multimodal AI app with voice and vision in Next.js

How to build a multimodal AI app with voice and vision in Next.js

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Learn how to build multimodal AI interactions to process images, audio, and even real-time video streams, using Next.js and Gemini.

Elijah Asaolu
Aug 29, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
i tried kiro and here is what i learned

I tried out Kiro: Here’s what I learned

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Check out Kiro, AWS’s AI-powered IDE, see what makes it different from other AI coding tools, and explore whether it lives up to the hype.

Elijah Asaolu
Aug 28, 2025 ⋅ 5 min read
JavaScript logo on abstract neon background with red and blue light trails

Iterator helpers: The most underrated feature in ES2025

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ES2025 adds built-in iterator helpers to JavaScript, enabling lazy .map(), .filter(), .take(), and more; ideal for processing large or infinite data streams efficiently.

Elijah Asaolu
Jul 21, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Stagehand and Gemini logos on a gradient background symbolizing AI web automation

How to build a web-based AI agent with Stagehand and Gemini

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This guide walks you through creating a web UI for an AI agent that browses, clicks, and extracts info from websites powered by Stagehand and Gemini.

Elijah Asaolu
Jul 4, 2025 ⋅ 8 min read
Vercel-level deployment without Vercel-level prices

Get Vercel-level deployment without Vercel-level prices

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Explore how to build and deploy a Next.js app to Cloudflare Workers to enjoy Vercel-like performance with more flexibility and lower costs.

Elijah Asaolu
Jun 11, 2025 ⋅ 5 min read
Top 5 Next.js alternatives for React developers

Top 5 Next.js alternatives for React developers

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Looking for a Next.js alternative and want to keep using React? Discover the best frameworks to consider and where they shine.

Elijah Asaolu
Jun 10, 2025 ⋅ 9 min read
is OpenNext really the key to Next.js portability

Is OpenNext really the key to Next.js portability?

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There’s been major controversy surrounding Next.js’s openness. Discover how OpenNext is addressing the bubbling issue of Next.js portability.

Elijah Asaolu
Apr 30, 2025 ⋅ 5 min read