performance

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.

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.

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.

The Static Site Playbook: Shipping a Content Product on a Near-Zero Budget How I built a production content site with Markdown, a build script, and a 35KB JS budget - and why the boring choices are the ones that compound.

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.

Less JavaScript, More Leverage: Why I Ship With a 35KB Budget Cutting JavaScript isn't a purity contest - it's a business decision that compounds in speed, cost, reliability, and team velocity.

Static Site Generation: The Business Case for Pre-Rendered HTML Why pre-rendering HTML at build time is the highest-leverage hosting decision for content sites - faster pages, lower costs, and less operational risk.