karlgusta328.hashnode.devNext.js and MongoDB: Building a Type-Safe CRUD Workflow for SaaS in 2026You’ve spent days perfecting your UI, but the moment you try to save a user's data, you're met with a wall of undefined errors and slow response times. Worse, your database is starting to look like a "junk drawer" of inconsistent records because you ...5d ago·4 min read
karlgusta328.hashnode.devStop Reinventing Auth, Stripe, and CRUD. Here’s a Better WayWhy Building a SaaS Takes Forever (Even When You Know What to Do) Every developer dreams of building a SaaS product. You get an idea, spin up a new repo, and tell yourself: This time, I’m going to ship it.But a few days later, you’re knee-deep in aut...Nov 5, 2025·4 min read
karlgusta328.hashnode.devHow I Learned to Stop Overthinking and Pick the Right TechWhen I started working on my first SaaS project, I treated choosing a tech stack like picking a life partner.I compared frameworks, read every Reddit thread, and built three unfinished prototypes.By the time I was done researching, I could have alrea...Nov 5, 2025·3 min read
karlgusta328.hashnode.devBest SaaS Starter Kits for 2025: Skip Setup, Start ShippingBuilding a SaaS app from scratch is a bit like trying to bake a cake without a recipe, you know the ingredients (auth, payments, routing, databases), but mixing them right takes forever. That’s where SaaS starter kits come in.They’re like having a pr...Nov 5, 2025·2 min read
karlgusta328.hashnode.devWhat is Next.js?If you’ve been around web development, you’ve probably heard of React. React is a library that helps you build user interfaces. It’s powerful, but it leaves you with a lot of decisions to make: How do I handle routing? SEO? Server-side rendering? Tha...Sep 29, 2025·2 min read
