Insights & Updates

Server-First Is the New Default: How Web Development Flipped in 2026

When we were building solaclabs.com, one of the first decisions we made was to go with Next.js and its App Router. Faster pages, better Google ranking, and we wanted our own site to reflect how we actually build things. At the time, it felt like a forward-thinking choice. Turns out, we were just kee

Low-Code Hits 75%: Is the Era of "Everyone's a Developer" Finally Here?

Low-code and no-code platforms (think Bubble, FlutterFlow, Retool, Lovable) let you build software using visual interfaces instead of writing code line by line. Drag a button here, connect a database there, set up some logic, and you've got a working app.

On-Device AI Is Eating the Cloud (And Your Phone's Battery)

iOS 26 SDK Deadline: 3 Weeks Out and Counting

If you're building a mobile app (or running a company that has one), here's your friendly heads-up: April 28, 2026 is the cutoff. After that date, every app submitted to the App Store needs to be built with the iOS 26 SDK. No exceptions, no extensions, no "but we're almost done." I've been keeping

The Rise of Agentic AI: Your Software Is Learning to Do Things on Its Own

The rise of agentic AI - just a normal guy's opinion