Taking the Leap: From Employee to Self-Employed2025 was the year I finally quit being an employee. Here's how my first year of freelancing and building products went – spoiler: better than expected. Becoming My Own Boss(?) The 28th of February was my last day at Hashnode. I knew that about a mont...Dec 30, 2025 · 6 min readwempe.dev
Adjusting Shopify App Pricing: Impact on New vs. Existing UsersSandro and I have considered changing the pricing of our Shopify app FraudFalcon. We want to focus more on Enterprise customers and offer free trials instead of a free plan. We asked ourselves how to change the pricing of our app. What would happen t...Jun 11, 2025 · 3 min readwempe.dev
How to Proxy Plausible Analytics with SST and AWS CloudFrontIf you're running a website or web app, you know how crucial analytics are. There are several privacy-focused analytics tools out there (like Plausible Analytics and Fathom) that offer a great way to understand your visitors. I personally use Plausib...Apr 14, 2025 · 5 min readwempe.dev
Keep Your Functions Clean & Focused: Context Provision with Node.js AsyncLocalStorageYou have probably heard of the SOLID principles in programming. By applying them to your codebase, you can create a solid (🤡) architecture that is both easy to maintain and extend. SOLID stands for: Single Responsibility Open/Closed Liskov Substi...Mar 31, 2025 · 10 min readwempe.dev
How I Passed the AWS Developer Associate Exam Twice – One Deep Dive and One Efficient RenewalIn January 2025, I renewed my AWS Developer Associate certification, which I first obtained in December 2020. My initial attempt resulted in a near-perfect score of 973/1000 – arguably higher than necessary to pass the exam, which is about 720. This ...1KJan 9, 2025 · 6 min readwempe.dev