Marie Starck Marie Starck is a fullstack software developer. Her specialty is JavaScript frameworks. In a perfect world, she would work for chocolate. Find her on Twitter @MStarckJS.

Stories by Marie Starck

profit center vs. cost center: How company structure affects engineering

Profit center vs. cost center: How company structure affects engineering

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Examine the difference between profit vs. cost center organizations, and the pros and cons these bring for the engineering team.

Marie Starck
May 15, 2025 ⋅ 4 min read

Building multi-region infrastructure with AWS

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This isn’t theory. It’s the exact setup you need to deliver fast, resilient apps across AWS regions with zero fluff.

Marie Starck
May 13, 2025 ⋅ 5 min read
Techniques To Circulate And Record Knowledge In Engineering Teams

Techniques to circulate and record knowledge in engineering teams

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From onboarding to bug tracking, these knowledge-sharing techniques keep your team aligned, reduce overhead, and build long-term technical clarity.

Marie Starck
May 12, 2025 ⋅ 4 min read
Implementing authentication in Next.js with Firebase

Implementing authentication in Next.js with Firebase

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Authentication is a crucial feature in web apps today. See how to use Firebase and React Context to implement user auth in a Next.js app.

Marie Starck
Aug 26, 2024 ⋅ 9 min read
Expo Router Adoption Guide Overview Examples And Alternatives

Expo Router adoption guide: Overview, examples, and alternatives

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Expo Router provides an excellent file-based routing solution with crucial features such as deep linking and native support.

Marie Starck
Jun 13, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
Exploring Tailwind Oxide

Exploring Tailwind Oxide

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Tailwind Oxide was introduced to address common issues that exist with Tailwind CSS, such as the complex setup process.

Marie Starck
Mar 22, 2024 ⋅ 5 min read
Adding robots.txt to Your Next.js App

Adding a robots.txt file to your Next.js app

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Learn what a robots.txt file is, how to add it to your Next.js application, and how to validate it when your app is deployed.

Marie Starck
Nov 9, 2022 ⋅ 3 min read

Build a PWA with GraphCommerce and Next.js

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Discover how to create an ecommerce store with GraphCommerce and customize it easily with Next.js and React.

Marie Starck
Sep 7, 2022 ⋅ 2 min read
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What you need to know about the new Next.js router

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Here’s a quick look at how Next.js’s current router works, its limitations, and the biggest changes coming up with the next Next.js router.

Marie Starck
Jun 20, 2022 ⋅ 4 min read
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Build an ecommerce app with Next.js and Shopify

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Learn how to set up a Shopify store and create a Next.js application to list and display your products with dummy data.

Marie Starck
Jun 6, 2022 ⋅ 13 min read
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Choosing the best Next.js hosting platform

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Different projects have different needs. Let’s go over three hosting solutions for Next.js, including Vercel, Netlify, and Heroku.

Marie Starck
Apr 28, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read
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The best styling options for Next.js

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Choosing a styling option is dependent on many factors. Thankfully, Next.js offers built-in support for CSS in a variety of different ways.

Marie Starck
Mar 23, 2022 ⋅ 7 min read