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Notes on the craft of frontend.
May 18, 20262 min read
Designing a color system that survives dark mode
A three-layer token architecture that makes dark mode a config change, not a redesign.
design-systemscss
Apr 2, 20261 min read
The real cost of a re-render
Why most re-renders are harmless, when they are not, and how to measure the difference.
reactperformance
Feb 20, 20261 min read
Type-safe MDX with the App Router
How to validate MDX frontmatter at build time so broken content never reaches production.
nextjstypescript
Dec 11, 20251 min read
Data tables that don't fight you
Practical rules for building dense, usable data tables that power users actually enjoy.
uxdataviz
Oct 30, 20251 min read
A pragmatic guide to focus management
Three focus habits that fix most accessibility gaps in single-page applications.
accessibilityreact
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Shipping less JavaScript
A practical framework for setting and enforcing JavaScript budgets in Next.js projects.
performancenextjs