Why I Built Verve: Crafting a Pure-Zig, Full-Stack Alternative to Tauri and Wail

<p>Every dev tool I install seems to weigh more than my IDE. My API client, the thing I use to fire off HTTP requests, sat at a few hundred megabytes on disk and used close to a

<p>If you’ve built a custom PC recently, you’ve probably looked into putting a 5-inch or 8.8-inch ultra-wide "sensor panel" inside your case. It looks incredible, but the software

<p><em>All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air.</em></p> <p>I've shipped multiple Mac apps with Tauri v2. I evaluated Electron seriously before choosing Tauri.</p> <p>Here's

<p>I've been building for the web for years. Svelte, Vite, Nitro - these tools shaped how I think about UI, and they gave me a lot. At some point I wanted to give something

<p>The tech industry has a memory problem—and it goes far beyond uncollected garbage in the heap. We have collectively forgotten what it means to write efficient software.</p>

<h2> Why I spent a year building Vega — a Tauri-based Nostr client with an embedded relay, Lightning zaps, and first-class long-form writing. </h2> <p>Most Nostr clients live in

<h2> 💭 <strong>Before We Start</strong> </h2> <p>This isn't a technical article. It's not an explanation of algorithms, nor a showcase of my programming abilities. This is a

<p>TL;DR I wrote Tauri-specific rust bindings for <a href="https://github.com/holepunchto/bare-kit" rel="noopener noreferrer">BareKit</a> as a Tauri plugin so you can write your