Aleksandar Balalovski

@itsbalal

Software development mumbling millennial

Joined August 2021

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Curious Builder ⚡️ Building Writings, a no-BS writing app, and growing it to the sky 🚀 I write about software development product building.

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I am available for mentoring on the choice of the tech stack for your next product or software development career coaching.

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ABAleksandar Balalovskiitsbalal.hashnode.devFeb 27, 2024 · 7 min read

The Three Managers

This February marked 15 years since I started working as a professional software developer. A lot of other people have been here much longer, I understand, but sometimes, when I think deeper, it's so mindblowing as a fact that I thought maybe it'd be...

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ABAleksandar Balalovskiitsbalal.hashnode.devJan 9, 2024 · 8 min read

Passwordless Authentication with Next.js App Router and Supabase

I always wanted to build something with a passwordless login, as I think it's the most convenient way to establish a session for the users. I've seen the practice in a few products I am using and I thought to try it out. In this article, I will cover...

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ABAleksandar Balalovskiitsbalal.hashnode.devOct 23, 2023 · 7 min read

The Challenges of Migrating from Firestore to Supabase, or How a Bug Made me Migrate

I am not a fan of migrations because of everything you need to do in preparation for the process. I like to experiment and break things, but migrating logic or data has always been a dreading task. For Writings I have been using Firestore ever since ...

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ABAleksandar Balalovskiitsbalal.hashnode.devMar 13, 2023 · 4 min read

Why Ads Campaigns are an irrelevant way to validate your idea

Taking the advice of some of the more experienced builders in the community recently I decided to start experimenting with one approach to validate an idea. Pick an idea, create a landing page, set up an Ads campaign, and see if you get a good amount...

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ABAleksandar Balalovskiitsbalal.hashnode.devFeb 6, 2023 · 5 min read

How to create a simple Pricing Table for Carrd, with an annual price toggle

Recently I moved the landing page of Writings from the static template I was using to Carrd. It was possibly one of the best decisions in 2022 as it significantly lowered the maintenance cost. Just like any other no-code builder, Carrd has a learning...

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The Three Managers

Passwordless Authentication with Next.js App Router and Supabase

The Challenges of Migrating from Firestore to Supabase, or How a Bug Made me Migrate

Why Ads Campaigns are an irrelevant way to validate your idea

How to create a simple Pricing Table for Carrd, with an annual price toggle

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Aleksandar Balalovski's blogs

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The Three Managers

Passwordless Authentication with Next.js App Router and Supabase

The Challenges of Migrating from Firestore to Supabase, or How a Bug Made me Migrate

Why Ads Campaigns are an irrelevant way to validate your idea

How to create a simple Pricing Table for Carrd, with an annual price toggle