Thoughts & Writing

Essays on building, learning, and navigating the ever-changing landscape of software development.

Why I Build

On curiosity, creation, and the joy of making things that didn't exist before. A reflection on what drives me to write code every day.

Server components, concurrent features, and what it all means for developers. My thoughts after building with React for the past year.

What I learned building a state management library from scratch. On simplicity, ergonomics, and making hard things feel easy.

Why DX isn't just nice to have—it's essential. How focusing on developer experience made my projects more successful.

A practical guide to handling asynchronous operations in JavaScript. No theory—just patterns I use in production code every day.

What penguins teach us about resilience, adaptation, and thriving in challenging environments. Plus, why they're the perfect developer mascot.