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# Hendrik Haustein

@itshaustein · Joined January 2026

German Dev

### [Never WordPress Again: Why the Legacy Giant Feels Like a Prison for Modern Devs (2026)](https://haustein.hashnode.dev/never-wordpress-again-why-the-legacy-giant-feels-like-a-prison-for-modern-devs-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

"For WordPress, modern web development still feels like 'uncharted territory' (or as we say in Germany: Neuland)." WordPress Today: Why It Feels Like a Step Backward You love the precision of your editor. Every line of code has its place; every semi...

7 min read · [haustein.hashnode.dev](https://haustein.hashnode.dev/never-wordpress-again-why-the-legacy-giant-feels-like-a-prison-for-modern-devs-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/never-wordpress-again-why-the-legacy-giant-feels-like-a-prison-for-modern-devs-2026/69659c1495e762a63a420d04)

### [Modernizing my Portfolio: From Vanilla PHP to Next.js (and why my server thought I was DDOSing it)](https://haustein.hashnode.dev/modernizing-my-portfolio-from-vanilla-php-to-nextjs-and-why-my-server-thought-i-was-ddosing-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A deep dive into migrating my portfolio to Next.js, optimizing for SEO 2026, and the pitfalls of prefetching on shared hosting. Modernizing my Portfolio Website In web engineering, standing still is not an option. My portfolio is more than just a dig...

4 min read · [haustein.hashnode.dev](https://haustein.hashnode.dev/modernizing-my-portfolio-from-vanilla-php-to-nextjs-and-why-my-server-thought-i-was-ddosing-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/modernizing-my-portfolio-from-vanilla-php-to-nextjs-and-why-my-server-thought-i-was-ddosing-it/696568db06baa564d12a0530)