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AI or Automation? Picking the Right Tool for the Task
Not every repetitive task needs a language model. A simple test for when AI earns its cost, when plain automation is better, and how to combine the two.
3 min read
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The BitPixel Blog
Practical writing on scoping, designing, building and running products — everything we learn shipping SaaS, web and mobile apps for clients.
- Mobile
- React Native
App Store & Google Play Submission: A Pre-Launch Checklist
Most app rejections are avoidable. The checklist we run before submitting to the App Store and Google Play: accounts, listings, privacy and technical checks.
3 min read- Software
- SaaS
Build vs Buy: When Custom Software Is Worth It
Buying software is usually the right decision. How to recognise the cases where it is not, and how to compare the real cost of each option.
3 min read- DevOps
- Cloud
CI/CD for Small Teams: The Pipeline You Actually Need
You do not need a platform team to ship safely. Checks on every pull request, automatic staging deploys and one-click production cover most of the value.
3 min read- Team
- Agency
Dedicated Team vs Fixed-Price Project: Which Model Fits?
Two ways to work with a development partner, suited to two different situations. How each works, what you trade away, and how to choose.
4 min read- DevOps
- Cloud
Do You Need Kubernetes? Probably Not Yet
Kubernetes solves real problems — just not the ones most products have. What it is for, what it costs to run, and the simpler setups that go a long way.
3 min read- E-commerce
- Performance
The E-commerce Checkout Checklist: 12 Things to Fix First
Sending more visitors to a leaky checkout is the most expensive way to grow a store. Run through these twelve checks first — most take an afternoon to fix.
3 min read- Node.js
- NestJS
Express vs NestJS: Choosing a Node.js Backend Framework
Express gives you freedom; NestJS gives you structure. Which fits depends on how big the backend — and the team behind it — is going to get.
4 min read- SaaS
- Software
How to Scope an MVP You Can Actually Ship
Most MVPs are late because they were never minimal. The scoping process we use to cut a first version down to something that ships and still teaches you.
3 min read- Laravel
- Node.js
Laravel vs Node.js: Which Backend for Your Product?
Both are mature ways to build a backend. The right choice has less to do with benchmarks and more to do with your product, your team and what you run.
4 min read- AI
- LLM
RAG Explained for Product Teams
Retrieval-augmented generation gets a language model to answer from your own content instead of guessing. How it works, where it fails, and when to skip it.
4 min read- React Native
- Mobile
React Native vs Native: How to Choose for Your App
Cross-platform or fully native? The honest answer depends on what your app does, who will maintain it and how fast you need to move. Here is how we decide.
3 min read- E-commerce
Shopify, Headless or Custom: Choosing an E-commerce Stack
Three ways to build an online store, three very different costs. Here is what each one is good at, where it runs out, and how to tell which you actually need.
3 min read- Due Diligence
- Architecture
A Technical Due Diligence Checklist for Founders
Before investors or an acquirer look at your technology, look at it yourself. What a technical due diligence review examines, and how to be ready.
4 min read- UI/UX
- Design
From Brief to Prototype: What a UX Design Process Delivers
A UX process is not a way to delay the real work. What each stage produces, what you should expect to see, and how it saves time during the build.
3 min read- Code Audit
- Architecture
What a Code Audit Actually Covers
A code audit should leave you with a prioritised list of what to fix and why. What gets reviewed, what you should receive, and how to prepare.
4 min read- Performance
- SEO
The BitPixel Guide to Web Performance: Core Web Vitals in 2025
Core Web Vitals are now a confirmed Google ranking factor. Here's a practical, no-fluff guide to understanding and improving LCP, INP, and CLS for your Next.js site.
3 min read- Design Systems
- Tailwind CSS
Building a Design System in Tailwind CSS: Our Process at BitPixel
A design system isn't just a component library — it's a shared language between designers and developers. Here's how we build ours with Tailwind CSS and keep it sustainable.
4 min read- Next.js
- React
Next.js App Router: Everything We've Learned After 12 Months of Production Use
We migrated all our client projects to the Next.js App Router over the past year. Here are the hard-won lessons, the gotchas we hit, and the patterns we've settled on.
4 min read- Agency
- Culture
Why We Built BitPixel: A Story About Craft and Speed
Every agency has an origin story. Ours starts with a frustration — beautiful work that shipped too late, or fast work that looked terrible. We decided there had to be a better way.
2 min read
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