Vinext: Cloudflare’s Experimental Attempt to Rebuild Next.js on Vite
What happens when the Next.js API surface is rebuilt using Vite?
Edwin Vakayil
Full Stack Engineer. I build the whole thing, not just my half
End-to-end systems that hold up under pressure, interfaces that stay out of your way, and fixes for problems that never made it into the ticket.
Currently making things run smoother at Schneider Electric.
Reach me on X (Previously Twitter), via email, or on GitHub if you'd rather just see the code.
featured projects
iconiq
dropping soon
Inkvelle
A typography primitive built for engineers who care how words feel.
AI2UI Intelligence
Generates live, editable UI components from plain English using LLMs and a declarative spec format. Built to explore how far you can push natural language as a design interface.
OneLink
A zero-backend link-in-bio that lives entirely in the URL. No database, no server, no cost — just encode your links and share. Built with Nuxt 3.
experience
writings
When My State Management Turned Into a Maze
How a Simple State Became a System I Couldn’t Trace
Logs Don’t Tell the Truth — They Tell a Story
Debugging the Narrative in Production Systems
Why “Just Add a Loader” Is Not a UX Solution
Because Users Feel Waiting More Than We Think
Designing Reusable Components Without Creating a Design System Nightmare
From good intentions to maintainable UI