How we Build
A stack you can bet the business on.
We do not chase buzzwords for their own sake. These are the tools we use in production every day, including this website, grouped by what they do for you.
- Tools in daily use
- 20+
- Same stack on this site
- 100%
- Shipping since
- 2012
Tools in daily use
Same stack on this site
Shipping since
Frontend
Interfaces people see and touch
We build the interfaces that users interact with every day. React, TanStack Router, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui give us the speed and control to make them fast, accessible, and genuinely enjoyable on every device.
React
Component-based UI
We build interfaces with React so your product stays fast, accessible, and easy to evolve as you add features.
View official docsTanStack Router
Type-safe routing
File-based routes with full TypeScript inference, so you get fewer bugs, clearer navigation, and better maintainability.
Read on our blogTailwind CSS
Design system in code
Utility-first styling keeps design consistent and lets us ship polished UIs without fighting CSS sprawl.
Read on our blogShadcn/ui Components
Accessible components
We own the component code, not a black-box UI kit, built on Radix primitives for keyboard and screen-reader support.
Read on our blog
Data & Forms
Data your team trusts
Bad data is expensive. TanStack Form, Zod, reactive collections, and flexible backends (Firebase, Supabase, SQL Server) ensure the information flowing through your product is accurate, secure, and easy for your team to trust.
TanStack Form
Validation that scales
Complex forms, multi-step wizards, and Zod-backed validation so users get clear errors and you get clean data.
Read on our blogTanStack DB
Reactive client-side collections
Optimistic mutations and live-query collections keep the UI in sync with the server without manual cache juggling.
Read on our blogZod
Runtime safety
Schema validation at the API boundary and in the browser so bad data never slips into your database.
View official docsFirebase
Auth, data, and scale
When we need real-time data, auth, or serverless glue, Firebase is a production-proven part of our toolkit.
Read on our blogSupabase
Postgres with superpowers
Row-level security, real-time subscriptions, built-in auth, and file storage: all on a fully managed Postgres database.
View official docsMS SQL
Enterprise data backbone
When your business already runs on SQL Server, we connect directly and work with the shape of your existing data: no unnecessary migrations.
View official docs
Headless CMS
Content editors can ship without us
Marketing teams should ship without waiting on developers. Prismic and Strapi give editors visual control and structured content while we keep the underlying experience fast, flexible, and on-brand.
Prismic
Visual page builder + structured content
We utilize Prismic on most website projects: Slices (components) gives marketing teams layout control, hosted CDN delivery, and editor previews without pulling developers into every copy change.
Read on our blogStrapi
Self-hosted headless CMS
When you need to own the data and the API surface, we utilize Strapi on website projects: define content types, get REST/GraphQL automatically, and ship a clean editor UI for non-technical contributors.
Read on our blog
AI
Intelligence where it helps
Intelligence only matters when it's useful. We integrate TanStack AI, Grok, Claude, GPT, and Perplexity the same way we integrate any other service: deliberately, with clear boundaries, and always in service of the user.
TanStack AI
Model-agnostic chat & tools
The Ask widget on this site uses TanStack AI with streaming responses, using the same patterns we use for client products.
Read on our blogGrok (xAI)
Real-time knowledge & wit
Grok delivers up-to-date information with direct access to X platform data, offering a unique perspective for time-sensitive applications.
Read on our blogClaude (Anthropic)
Advanced reasoning & context
Claude provides sophisticated reasoning and handles large contexts, ideal for complex analysis and conversational AI.
Read on our blogGPT (OpenAI)
Versatile language models
OpenAI's GPT models offer broad capabilities for generation, analysis, and intelligent automation across use cases.
Read on our blogPerplexity
Research & search-augmented AI
Perplexity combines LLM intelligence with real-time search to deliver fact-checked answers grounded in current sources.
Read on our blog
Quality
Ship with confidence
Quality is how we sleep at night. TypeScript, Vitest, Testing Library, and Biome (via Ultracite) catch problems before users ever see them and keep the codebase readable and reliable for years.
Vitest + Testing Library
Unit & integration tests
Components and critical flows are tested so refactors and new features do not break what already works.
Read on our blogBiome / Ultracite
Linting & format
One toolchain for format + lint (Biome via Ultracite) keeps the codebase consistent and reviewable.
Read on our blogTypeScript
End-to-end types
TypeScript from API to UI catches mistakes before they reach users and makes collaboration easier.
Read on our blog
Infra & Delivery
From dev to production
The best stack is useless if it's hard to run. TanStack Start, Vite, Nitro, and Azure give us fast iteration in development and rock-solid, cost-effective production deploys with minimal operational overhead.
TanStack Start
Full-stack React
This site is a TanStack Start app: file routes, server functions, and a single React tree for the whole experience.
Read on our blogTanStack Router
SPA routing
For internal tools and apps that don't need SEO or SSR, TanStack Router gives you type-safe routing, code-splitting, and fast client-side navigation.
Read on our blogVite
Dev server & build
Fast HMR in development and optimized production bundles so iteration stays snappy.
View official docsNitro
Server output
Nitro powers the server bundle (API routes, streaming, and deployable output) without vendor lock-in.
View official docsAzure App Services
Linux hosting
We deploy TanStack Start and TanStack Router applications to Azure App Services on Linux for reliable, scalable hosting in Microsoft Azure.
View official docs
Live Proof
You are looking at the stack
This public site is the same production stack we recommend for clients: TanStack Start, TanStack Query, TanStack Form, TanStack AI, React, Tailwind v4, Firebase, and more.
Read the build storyDeep Dives
The thinking behind the stack
In-depth posts on the decisions behind our stack: what works, what doesn't, and what we'd do differently.
The full origin story of why we chose TanStack Start, Tailwind v4, and the rest.
The specific optimizations for images, JavaScript, caching, and SSR behind our near-perfect Lighthouse scores.
How Router, Form, DB, and AI fit together for type-safe, production-grade apps.
Component architecture, accessibility, and testing patterns we use every day.
Practical patterns for bringing TanStack AI, Grok, Claude, and others into real products.
Why we moved to headless CMS + custom data layers and what it unlocked for clients.
Bring This to Your Team
Want your engineers operating at this level?
Our Modern Web Stack Consulting engagements (readiness assessments, hands-on workshops, and paired implementation) help teams adopt exactly these tools and patterns with real production results from day one.
Explore Modern Web Stack ConsultingFAQ
Common questions
No. Many teams start with the UI layer (React + Tailwind + shadcn) or the data layer and expand. The principles and patterns transfer even if your current backend differs.
Deliberately and infrequently. We evaluate new tools and technologies as they become available and integrate only when they provide true value to both our client products and developer experience.
The architectural thinking (layered separation, editor autonomy, type-safe boundaries, deliberate AI use) applies broadly. We have helped teams on Vue, Svelte, and even legacy stacks adopt the same mindset.
Yes. Prismic and Strapi give non-technical contributors visual layout control and structured content while the underlying experience stays fast and on-brand.
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