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8 articles
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How do you connect a simple front end to a typed API?
A big picture guide to pairing a thin UI with a typed API so founders get speed without painting themselves into a corner.
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Fixing Navigation and Analytics: When Your Data Lies About User Behavior
A behind-the-scenes update on fixing shadow-DOM navigation edge cases, restoring back/forward swaps, and making analytics actually reflect what readers do.
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HAL: Cutting 100-300KB of JavaScript by Moving Routing to Build Time
A performance case study showing how build-time link rewriting eliminates the SPA routing tax. Faster pages, less code, same user experience.
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Mobile-First Layout That Ships: How PrimaryLayout Solves Real UX Problems
How a single custom element handles fixed headers, safe-area insets, recommendation cards, and loading feedback on mobile without a framework or a UX team.
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Web Components + HTMX: A Lean Architecture for Content Sites That Ship
How I use native Custom Elements and HTMX to build a site that feels like an app, costs nothing to host, and doesn't require a framework upgrade every 18 months.
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HAL: Build-Time Link Rewriting That Makes Navigation Feel Instant
How a simple build-time pass gives you SPA-speed navigation on a static site, no router library, no framework runtime, no ongoing cost.
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How This Site Works: Architecture for a One-Person Team
The technical architecture behind a fast, SEO-friendly content site built by one person. SSG, Web Components, HTMX, and the business logic behind each choice.
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Progressive Enhancement with HTMX: Ship Fast, Degrade Gracefully
How HTMX lets small teams ship dynamic-feeling sites without the cost and complexity of a full JavaScript framework.