Field notes from working on production Meteor apps.
September 11, 2026 · InterstellarBits
The runtime underneath Meteor ages faster than the app does. A staged plan for Node and MongoDB upgrades: read the version matrix, move the database first, and know what changes when oplog tailing gives way to change streams.
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You can modernize a Blaze UI screen by screen while staying on Meteor. How to run Blaze and React in one app, where the reactivity boundary goes, and which screens to convert first.
Read moreAugust 5, 2026
The keep-or-migrate question is strategic, not sentimental. A concrete assessment framework — platform viability on one axis, product trajectory on the other — with the audit checklist we use.
Read moreJuly 16, 2026
When leaving Meteor is the right call, leave route by route: shared MongoDB data layer, one proxy in front, an auth bridge planned early, and a kill switch per route.
Read moreJune 24, 2026
Old packages are not all liabilities — but the blocking ones gate your upgrades. A triage model and a five-step replacement hierarchy, from adopting a fork to rebuilding.
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