<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="/rss/styles.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Nitesh&apos;s Blog</title><description>Your next door engineer!</description><link>https://niteshbabu.tech/</link><item><title>Building Custom Hooks the Right Way</title><link>https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/building-custom-hooks-the-right-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/building-custom-hooks-the-right-way/</guid><description>A practical, human explanation of how to structure, design and write reusable custom hooks in React without falling into the common pitfalls.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><writer><writer/>Nitesh Babu</writer></item><item><title>Caching in Next.js - Complete Beginner’s Survival Guide</title><link>https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/caching-in-next-js-complete-beginner-s-survival-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/caching-in-next-js-complete-beginner-s-survival-guide/</guid><description>Simple guide to how caching works in Next.js, covering static, dynamic, and revalidated caching so you can build faster, more efficient, production-ready apps.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><writer><writer/>Nitesh Babu</writer></item><item><title>Cloudinary Media Hosting with Umbraco: My Practical Setup Guide</title><link>https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/cloudinary-media-hosting-with-umbraco-my-practical-setup-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/cloudinary-media-hosting-with-umbraco-my-practical-setup-guide/</guid><description>How to connect Cloudinary as an external media provider in Umbraco, offload your uploads to the cloud, and serve optimised images without touching a single line of template markup.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><writer><writer/>Nitesh Babu</writer></item><item><title>How to Build Pixel-Perfect UI with Tailwind CSS</title><link>https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/how-to-build-pixel-perfect-ui-with-tailwind-css/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/how-to-build-pixel-perfect-ui-with-tailwind-css/</guid><description>Friendly, practical guide to crafting precise, consistent, and production-ready user interfaces using Tailwind CSS ,  without fighting CSS.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><writer><writer/>Nitesh Babu</writer></item><item><title>I Tried SolidJs in 2026 - Here Is What I Actually Think</title><link>https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/i-tried-solidjs-in-2026-here-is-what-i-actually-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/i-tried-solidjs-in-2026-here-is-what-i-actually-think/</guid><description>My detailed analysis of SolidJs: its fine-grained reactivity model, core API, ecosystem maturity, and honest benchmark comparisons against React to help you decide if the switch is worth it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><writer><writer/>Nitesh Babu</writer></item><item><title>Next.js Middleware Explained In A Way Nobody Told You</title><link>https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/next-js-middleware-explained-in-a-way-nobody-told-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://niteshbabu.tech/blog/next-js-middleware-explained-in-a-way-nobody-told-you/</guid><description>Friendly deep dive into how Next.js Middleware actually works and why it is one of the most powerful features in the framework.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><writer><writer/>Nitesh Babu</writer></item><item><title>Umbraco Cloud or Azure/AWS/GCP for Umbraco Sites? 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