Tailwind not at odds with semantic class naming

6 Nov 2024

i find that many devs feel they need to align absolutely with Tailwind, or BEM, or [insert design system here] ideologies. i really think this is a misundestanding of how to use all the tools in a frontend dev's toolbox. this leads me to this thesis: Tailwind is not at odds with semantic class naming. Read more

Recent reading spree & thoughts

24 Sep 2024

i've went on a reading spree while on vacation last week, diving into stories that have been so unexpectedly interesting, emtionally charged, and have left me thinking. Read more

another blog upgrade

8 Jun 2024

its been 2 years since i've had to make updates and i was reflecting on what i got out of it. Read more

z-index rule for UnoCSS

30 May 2024

i've developed an [unocss rule](https://unocss.dev/config/rules) for managing the z-index rules in a scalable way. unfortunately i feel like its still too early to introduce so i wanted to record it somewhere. Read more

Should we have a design system?

6 May 2024

before leaving for the weekend, my coworker Luca posed an excellent question that i think is worth sharing and expanding on. shout out to [Luca](https://github.com/lucafrederice/) for this inspired question! Read more

haiku - grassroots

8 Mar 2024

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Vitest sessionStorage mock

23 Feb 2024

i needed to ensure what we were saving didn't contain sensitive credit card info so i had to write a mock. Read more

Suspended sleep

6 Dec 2023

i've recently been making personal changes in order to improve my mental health. sleep itself hasn't been an issue recently so much as what i was feeling when considering the bed i sleep on. Read more

migrating to slinkity

15 Feb 2023

in typical bored developer fashion, i took these extra vacation days to update my blog. this post is my brain dump during this migration from gatsby to slinkity, which brings together 11ty & vite. wish me luck! Read more

React component file structure proposal

12 Aug 2022

This is an attempt at a proposal for organizing a React component file structure based on the needs and current patterns at JupiterOne. Read more

Some information about import map specifiers

2 Aug 2022

This post is inspired by a question someone asked in the single-spa Slack with regards to how import maps define specifiers. Read more

Theme toggle on a Gatsby + MDX site

27 Nov 2021

I recently read [Josh Comeau's excellent article](https://www.joshwcomeau.com/react/dark-mode/) on how he was able to achieve a theme toggle on his Gatsby site. I find his solution to be excellent! However my Gatsby site is, for better or worse, pretty tied to MDX and React. I implemented a solution based on his for my current site theme. Read more

Microfrontends Resources

8 Jul 2020

This post is just an accumulation of a few introductory and valuable resources for learning about and getting started with microfrontends. I'll try to keep this resource as up-to-date as possible. Read more

Styled components and props - a rule of thumb

18 May 2020

A while ago, I wrote about an [improvement to using props in styled-components](/improve-your-styled-component-props-usage/). The TLDR; is "Avoid overusing props in styles and instead use proper DOM and ARIA states". I think this advice extends to all CSS-in-JS solutions. Read more

Improve your styled-component props usage

30 Nov 2019

I hadn't used styled-components until about a year ago when I started at my current job. I can't say its my favorite CSS-in-JS option for various reasons. One of those reasons is the pitfall of relying on props for styling, which can do a lot more damage than devs may realize. Read more

Bad Assumptions about Microfrontends

9 Aug 2019

There've been some surprisingly incorrect assumptions being made about "microfrontends" since it became a buzzword. Microservices in the browser (I prefer this term over microfrontends) are a totally new paradigm but these bad takes seem to have quite a bit of reach. I'll tackle some of these in this post. Read more

Accessible Buttons

20 Mar 2019

It's 2019 and I still see new code being written which uses non-interactive elements as buttons. Let's rehash why this is a problem. Read more

Anne Pro mods

20 Apr 2018

I recently started a new job and was able to request a new keyboard. I got the Anne Pro with Gateron Red switches, and have mostly liked it. I still felt like there were some improvements to be made, so I took a stab at it. Read more

Building my first handwired keyboard

12 Feb 2018

I recently finished my first handwired Atreus keyboard, an ortholinear keyboard with 42 keys. I'm really happy with how it turned out and I'm just documenting how it went for me, as well as some reference for my future builds. Read more

Building a CSS framework using npm

14 Feb 2017

This last weekend I wanted to create a simple CSS framework that I can reuse for my own little projects. Read more