Hi, I'm
Rajiv
Software EngineerNew Delhi, India
Hi, I'm Rajiv. This is my digital garden — I write about React, Next.js, TanStack, TypeScript, and the small craft decisions that add up to better web apps.
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3 min read
Why I Left Cursor for Zed
Why I switched my daily editor from Cursor to Zed — the AI slop, the slow startup, the settings maze, and what Zed gives me out of the box instead.
zed
cursor
editor
developer-experience
opinion
10 min read
Migrating My Blog from Nextra to TanStack Start
Migrating from Nextra to TanStack Start: why I left, how to add cached API routes with @vercel/functions, and SEO patterns that replace the Next.js metadata export.
tanstack-start
nextra
nextjs
vercel
migration
seo
7 min read
Next.js 16 SEO: The Complete Guide to Ranking Higher
Learn how to improve SEO in Next.js 16 using the Metadata API, dynamic OG images, sitemap.ts, robots.ts, and streaming metadata — everything you need to rank.
nextjs
seo
metadata
opengraph
typescript
nextjs-16