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Thilina Rathnayaka

Developer & Designer

This is the quieter half of the portfolio: build notes, frontend details, debugging stories, and the parts still worth keeping after the launch.

Most of it comes from real projects in TypeScript and React, written down while the mistakes are still fresh enough to be useful.

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Changelog for Template-NEXT: Version 0.5.0A detailed changelog for Template-NEXT v0.5.0, featuring a faster single-pass install, support for npm, pnpm, yarn, and bun, a new interactive setup with package-manager auto-detection, component and feature selection flags, and an upgraded starter page with a working theme toggle.Jun 14

Changelog for Template-NEXT: Version 0.4.2A small changelog for Template-NEXT v0.4.2, adding AGENTS.md support in the Next.js scaffold flow, updating the shadcn/ui preset to b1YmqvjRA, and polishing the starter links.Mar 24

Changelog for Template-NEXT: Version 0.4.1A detailed changelog for Template-NEXT v0.4.1, featuring a custom Next.js scaffold flow, the shadcn/ui preset abkeIa, next-themes support, a refreshed landing page, automatic formatting, and publish/runtime fixes.Mar 13

Changelog for Template-NEXT: Version 0.3.2A detailed changelog for Template-NEXT v0.3.2, featuring a Next.js 16 baseline, a Node 20.9+ runtime guard, a new 'versions' command to reveal pinned packages, and UX/publish polish.Nov 02

Template-NEXT: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting StartedAn in-depth look at Template-NEXT v0.3.2, a professional Next.js project generator with TypeScript, TailwindCSS, and Shadcn/ui. Learn about its Next.js 16 baseline, current directory support, conflict detection, template presets, and how to leverage its capabilities for your next project.Nov 01

Changelog for Template-NEXT: Versions 0.3.0 and 0.3.1A detailed changelog covering the complete architectural overhaul in Template-NEXT version 0.3.0 and the addition of current directory support in version 0.3.1. These updates transform Template-NEXT from a simple git clone tool into a professional project generator.Jul 01

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