Ahtisham Arif
Web and App Developer
Web Development, Mobile Apps, APIs
Ahtisham Arif is a web and app developer at Apex Logic. He builds websites, web apps and mobile apps for clients, from the first screens to the API, the database and the launch. He writes about the practical side of shipping software for the web and mobile: choosing a stack, publishing apps, keeping them maintained, and making sites fast and easy to find in search.
Articles by Ahtisham Arif
Deno is joining Cloudflare, Deno Deploy shuts down six months after the 9 October 2026 announcement, and the runtime gets one more year of fixes. How to move your apps and data.
DuckDB 2.0.0 LTS shipped on 21 October 2026 with a new storage format and a short list of breaking changes. What breaks, the exact fixes, and a safe upgrade plan.
GitLab shipped a critical patch on 21 October 2026 for CVE-2026-110264, an unauthenticated code execution flaw. The fixed version for every branch and an 8-step upgrade plan.
Eight eMudhra intermediate CA keys could be recovered from public certificates. Browsers are protected; this is what developers must still update, with fixed versions and 10 steps.
CocoaPods trunk stops taking new versions on 2 December 2026 and Firebase 13 has already left it. How to move native, React Native, Expo, Flutter and Capacitor apps to SPM.
Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1 and 26.12.1 fix ten vulnerabilities, including a Brotli decoder bug that can lead to remote code execution. What to update, and what Node.js 26 LTS changes.
Two critical PHP flaws fixed on 21 October 2026 can let attackers run code on web servers. The fixed versions, how to check your server and a 10-step patch checklist.
Since 30 September 2026, unregistered Android apps cannot be installed from major stores in four countries. Who must register, how to do it and what changes in 2027.
iPhone Duo reaches customers on 23 October 2026. What changes for your iOS app, what Xcode 27.1 and the UIScene rule require, and how to prepare for April 2027.
A 12-point Next.js SEO checklist for the App Router, with code that follows the Next.js 16.3 docs: metadata, canonicals, sitemaps, rendering, JSON-LD, hreflang, redirects and testing.
What it costs to keep a mobile app running after launch: the cost buckets, how to budget with the common rule of thumb, a monthly and yearly checklist, and support plans.
Typical timelines for building a mobile or web app, from a simple app to a marketplace, with each phase explained, what slows projects down and a realistic week-by-week plan.
Firebase vs Supabase side by side: data model, auth, storage, functions, realtime, offline support, lock-in and pricing, with a checklist to pick the right backend for your MVP.
A step-by-step guide to publishing on the App Store and Google Play: accounts and fees, listing assets, privacy forms, testing tracks, review and release.
React Native or Flutter for your next business app? A plain comparison table, when each one wins, what it means for cost and hiring, and a checklist to decide.