Mark Lowel Montealto — Full Stack Developer & DevOps Engineer

Mark Lowel
Montealto

Full Stack Developer & DevOps Engineer

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13 articles

Cloudflare Workers vs Pages: Choosing the Right Edge Platform

July 2026

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3 min read

Cloudflare Workers and Pages both run at the edge — but they have different deployment models, use cases, and limits. Here's how to pick the right one.

Data Fetching in Next.js: Caching, Revalidation & Streaming

March 2026

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3 min read

Master Next.js 15 data fetching — fetch cache semantics, unstable_cache, on-demand revalidation, and Suspense streaming for faster perceived performance.

React Native vs Flutter in 2026: An Honest Comparison

August 2025

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3 min read

React Native uses JavaScript and native components; Flutter uses Dart and its own rendering engine. Here's an honest comparison to help you choose for your next mobile project.

Speed Up Your Site with Cloudflare CDN, Caching & Page Rules

August 2025

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3 min read

Slash your site's load times using Cloudflare's CDN, cache rules, browser TTL settings, and Transform Rules — a practical guide from DNS to edge cache.

Core Web Vitals: A Developer's Guide to Web Performance in 2026

July 2025

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3 min read

Understand LCP, INP, and CLS — Google's Core Web Vitals — and fix the real code causes that tank your scores and hurt your search rankings.

AWS IAM Best Practices for Developers: Least Privilege in Practice

June 2025

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3 min read

Stop using AdministratorAccess everywhere. A practical guide to AWS IAM roles, policies, permission boundaries, and the least-privilege patterns every developer needs.

React Server Components Explained: When (and When Not) to Use Them

May 2025

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3 min read

React Server Components run on the server, cut JS bundle size, and enable direct DB access — but they're not right for every component. Here's the complete picture.

7 useEffect Mistakes Every React Developer Should Stop Making

April 2025

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3 min read

Missing dependencies, infinite loops, stale closures — the 7 most common useEffect pitfalls explained with before-and-after fixes.

Scalable Angular Architecture: Standalone Components & Lazy Loading

March 2025

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2 min read

Architect large Angular apps with standalone components, feature-based folder structure, and route-level lazy loading for faster bundles.

Angular Signals: Practical Reactive State in Angular 19+

February 2025

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2 min read

Learn how Angular Signals replace RxJS for local state, reduce boilerplate, and enable fine-grained change detection in Angular 19+.

Build a Production REST API with Laravel: Auth, Validation & Resources

July 2024

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2 min read

Build a production-grade Laravel REST API with Sanctum authentication, Form Request validation, API Resources, and consistent error responses.

Next.js App Router SEO: Server-Side Rendering Done Right

July 2024

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3 min read

Use the Next.js App Router metadata API, JSON-LD structured data, and SSR to ship crawlable pages that rank — from generateMetadata to sitemaps.

CI/CD with GitHub Actions: Automate Testing & Deployment

June 2024

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2 min read

Build a complete CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions — lint, test, Docker build, and deploy to AWS ECS automatically on every merge to main.