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Articles by Piush KS

16 published articles

React Native vs. Flutter: Which Framework Should You Choose in 2025?

React Native vs. Flutter: Which Framework Should You Choose in 2025?

React Native vs Flutter: An in-depth 2025 guide for developers and businesses. This detailed blog post breaks down architecture, performance, community, and real-world use cases to help you choose the right framework for your next mobile app.

10 min read
#flutter #react-native
Why RGB Is Broken for Design Systems: Mastering OKLCH and Perceptual Color Spaces in CSS

Why RGB Is Broken for Design Systems: Mastering OKLCH and Perceptual Color Spaces in CSS

Why your calculated HEX and HSL hover states look muddy or blinding. How OKLCH solves perceptual uniformity across light/dark modes with actionable CSS tokens.

3 min read
#css #design-systems #ui-ux #frontend
Crafting Native Micro-Interactions: Physics-Based Spring Animations Without Dropping Frames

Crafting Native Micro-Interactions: Physics-Based Spring Animations Without Dropping Frames

Why tween curves often feel robotic while spring physics feels alive. Profiling compositing layers, avoiding layout reflows, and hardware acceleration in modern mobile & web UI.

3 min read
#ui-ux #animation #frontend #mobile
Building Rock-Solid Offline-First Mobile Apps: CRDTs, Replicache, and Last-Write-Wins

Building Rock-Solid Offline-First Mobile Apps: CRDTs, Replicache, and Last-Write-Wins

Real-world strategies for field technicians and spotty network connectivity. How we implemented optimistic local mutations, delta syncing, and conflict-free replicated data types.

4 min read
#mobile #offline-first #architecture #databases
React Native New Architecture in Real Production: JSI, TurboModules, and Fabric Benchmarks

React Native New Architecture in Real Production: JSI, TurboModules, and Fabric Benchmarks

What actually happens when you flip the New Architecture switch in a 100k DAU app? Concrete memory consumption numbers, bridge elimination stats, and bridging C++ to native.

3 min read
#react-native #mobile #javascript #performance
From Figma to Flutter and Web: Structuring Multi-Platform Design Tokens with Style Dictionary

From Figma to Flutter and Web: Structuring Multi-Platform Design Tokens with Style Dictionary

The architecture behind synchronizing typography, spacing, and semantic color scales across React, Flutter, and iOS from a single source of truth without manual copy-paste.

2 min read
#design-systems #flutter #frontend #typescript
Inside the Flutter Render Pipeline: From RenderObject to 120 FPS on iOS and Android

Inside the Flutter Render Pipeline: From RenderObject to 120 FPS on iOS and Android

A deep architectural dive into Flutter's rendering pipeline. Profiling layout passes, paint boundaries, layer trees, and Impeller vs. Skia to eliminate dropped frames in complex mobile list views.

5 min read
#flutter #mobile #performance #ios #android
PostgreSQL Indexing Under Fire: B-Tree, BRIN, and Partial Indexes for 20M+ Rows

PostgreSQL Indexing Under Fire: B-Tree, BRIN, and Partial Indexes for 20M+ Rows

Stop putting standard B-Trees on every column. How swapping to BRIN and partial expression indexes saved 18 GB of RAM and 4x’d ingestion throughput on a production cluster.

3 min read
#postgresql #databases #backend #performance
Hunting Down Silent Memory Leaks in High-Throughput Node.js Microservices

Hunting Down Silent Memory Leaks in High-Throughput Node.js Microservices

A post-mortem on debugging an elusive 12 MB/hour heap leak under 4,500 req/sec load. V8 heap snapshots, weak references, closure traps, and event listener leak detection.

3 min read
#nodejs #backend #performance #debugging
Mobile Storage Showdown: Benchmarking SQLite, Realm, MMKV, and Room with 100,000 Records

Mobile Storage Showdown: Benchmarking SQLite, Realm, MMKV, and Room with 100,000 Records

We benchmarked reads, writes, transactions, and binary serialization on physical iPhones and Pixel devices across 100,000 real-world entities. Here are the raw stats.

4 min read
#mobile #sqlite #performance #databases #flutter
Here are some tips for learning JavaScript quickly :

Here are some tips for learning JavaScript quickly :

Learn JavaScript quickly with these practical tips and strategies. Discover the best ways to master JS fundamentals, practice coding, and build projects to boost your skills faster.

2 min read
#javascript
Eliminating Mobile Runtime Crashes: End-to-End Type Safety with Protocol Buffers & tRPC

Eliminating Mobile Runtime Crashes: End-to-End Type Safety with Protocol Buffers & tRPC

How we eradicated undefined property exceptions on mobile clients. Comparing JSON REST, GraphQL, and Protobuf/gRPC on payload overhead and serialization benchmarks.

3 min read
#typescript #api #architecture #mobile
Hardening Mobile Apps in the Wild: Practical Defense Against Frida, Reverse Engineering & Tampering

Hardening Mobile Apps in the Wild: Practical Defense Against Frida, Reverse Engineering & Tampering

What actually happens when a security researcher decompiles your APK or IPA with Frida and Ghidra? Root detection, certificate pinning, and protecting sensitive keys.

3 min read
#security #mobile #android #ios
The 3-Watt Micro-Server: Running 24/7 Docker Containers on an Old Android Phone

The 3-Watt Micro-Server: Running 24/7 Docker Containers on an Old Android Phone

Can retired smartphone hardware outshine a dedicated Raspberry Pi for self-hosting? From Podroid Alpine VMs and Termux PRoot environments to thermal limits, battery bypass, and real container benchmarks, here is what 30 days of continuous uptime revealed.

7 min read
#docker #android #homelab #linux #arm64 #devops #self-hosting
Cutting 420 KB of JavaScript: Practical Zero-Runtime & Island Architecture Strategies

Cutting 420 KB of JavaScript: Practical Zero-Runtime & Island Architecture Strategies

How we transitioned a bloated single-page application into an Islands Architecture. Core Web Vitals breakdown, eliminating hydration overhead, and real Lighthouse field data.

3 min read
#frontend #performance #javascript #web-vitals
"Hello World" In Different Programming Languages

"Hello World" In Different Programming Languages

Here are some examples of how to write a "Hello, world!" program in various programming languages:

1 min read
#helloworld