ichael OuroumisRecent Posts
freeacademyonline-learningFreeAcademy vs Udemy — What You Get for Free
A fair comparison of what you actually get for free on Udemy vs FreeAcademy — courses, certificates, code playgrounds, and more.
March 6, 2026
architecturenextjsHow FreeAcademy.ai Scaled to 171+ Countries in 3 Months
How I built a free learning platform that scaled globally using static generation, browser-based code execution, and a single PostgreSQL database.
March 1, 2026
Lessons from Running 4 Production Next.js Apps in a Monorepo
I've been running four production Next.js apps from a single Turborepo monorepo for a year. Here are the real lessons—port conflicts, caching gotchas, shared packages, and why documentation became essential.
January 18, 2026
javascriptwebassemblyHow I Built FreeAcademy's Interactive Code Playgrounds
Ever wondered how online coding platforms run code in your browser? I built 10+ interactive playgrounds for FreeAcademy using WebAssembly, sandboxed iframes, and some clever tricks. Here is how it all works.
January 17, 2026
nextjswebassemblyBuilding Interactive Code Playgrounds with Next.js
Learn how to build interactive code playgrounds that run SQL, Python, and JavaScript directly in the browser—no server required.
January 6, 2026
personallearningWhy I Built a Free Learning Platform (and What I Learned)
A personal journey from frustration with paywalled content to building FreeAcademy.ai, a free platform with interactive SQL, Python, and JavaScript playgrounds.
January 5, 2026- typescriptzod
Type-Safe API Calls with TypeScript and Zod: Achieving True End-to-End Type Safety
TypeScript alone cannot guarantee API response types at runtime. Discover how combining TypeScript with Zod creates bulletproof type safety, validates data at boundaries, and catches bugs before they reach production.
November 13, 2025 - reactnextjs
React Server Components: A Complete Guide to the Future of React
React Server Components fundamentally change how we build React applications. Learn the architecture, benefits, trade-offs, and practical implementation patterns for this game-changing feature.
November 12, 2025 
aidevelopmentAI Hallucinations in Development: What Every Developer Needs to Know
Explore how AI hallucinations affect developers using LLM-powered tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude. Learn detection strategies, real-world examples, and when to trust (or verify) AI-generated code.
November 9, 2025
