mateux.dev blog 2026-05-04T21:30:37.441Z https://mateux.dev/blog Mateus Brandt Frontend for the backend brain: SvelteKit vs Vue vs Next.js https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/the-frontend-battle-sveltekit-vs-vue-vs-nextjs 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z An honest comparison of SvelteKit, Vue/Nuxt, and Next.js from someone who loves frontend tinkering but spends most of the workday on backend systems. Rinha de Compiler: building an interpreter in Dart https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/building-an-interpreter-in-dart 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Why reinvent the wheel? A technical deep dive into building an interpreter from scratch in Dart, exploring ASTs, parsers, and language evaluation. Automated Accessibility: Building a Custom Linter for Flutter (Undergraduate Thesis) https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/automated-accessibility-flutter-linter 2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z A deep dive into my undergraduate thesis: How to analyze Flutter's AST to catch missing accessibility labels before compilation. Overengineering a zero-user app: distributed media processing with Quarkus, Go, and FFmpeg https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/overengineering-a-zero-user-app 2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z I built a fully distributed, asynchronous media processing pipeline using Quarkus, Kotlin, Go, and FFmpeg for a college project. Here is how and why I overengineered it. Tracking ISP performance with Playwright and Prometheus https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/unifique-speedtest-monitoring 2026-01-24T00:00:00.000Z How I built a custom Prometheus exporter to monitor Unifique ISP performance using Playwright automation. Monitoring energy consumption with Rust and Prometheus https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/monitoring-energy-rust 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z A deep dive into building a lightweight Prometheus exporter for TP-Link Tapo P110 smart plugs using Rust. Search and tokenize Portuguese text with RSLP https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/search-and-tokenize-portuguese-text-with-rslp 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z Learn how to implement the RSLP stemming algorithm for Portuguese text processing in TypeScript, enabling better search capabilities and natural language processing. Simplified load tests with Grafana k6 https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/simplified-load-tests-with-grafana-k6 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z Learn how to write simple yet powerful load tests using Grafana k6 and JavaScript, from basic setup to CI/CD integration for bulletproof performance testing. Automate your JavaScript testing with Bun + integrate it in your CI/CD https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/automate-your-javascript-testing-with-bun-and-integrate-it-in-your-ci-cd 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z Set up automated tests using Bun's built-in testing framework and integrate them into your CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions. Migrating to GitHub Container Registry https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/migrating-to-github-container-registry 2025-10-07T00:00:00.000Z Migrating to GitHub Container Registry offers better integration with CI/CD workflows, fine-grained access control, and improved visibility compared to Docker Hub. Level up your software engineering skills with Mermaid diagrams https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/level-up-software-engineering-with-mermaid 2025-06-19T00:00:00.000Z Learn how using Mermaid.js can improve your system design, documentation, and communication skills as a software engineer. Includes examples and best practices. Forget static diagrams that get out of sync — use Mermaid to create living documentation that evolves with your codebase. Building a simple blog using SvelteKit and Markdown files https://mateux.dev/blog/posts/building-a-simple-blog 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z A guide to building a simple, developer-friendly blog using SvelteKit and Markdown with MDsveX. Covers integrating Markdown files into SvelteKit's static renderer, adding Mermaid diagram support, and enabling syntax highlighting with Shiki.