Blog
Thoughts and notes on frontend development.
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The Agentic Engineering Handbook for React Developers
· 25 min read
A comprehensive reference for understanding, building, and scaling AI agent-powered applications as a React and React Native developer. Covers frameworks, architecture, UI patterns, learning resources, and the people shaping this field.
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How AI Coding Agents Actually Work (And How to Build One Yourself)
· 12 min read
A plain-English breakdown of the agentic loop, the pattern behind every AI coding tool from Claude Code to Cursor. Plus the best resources to learn agents as a TypeScript developer.
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Getting Started with Web Scraping and Data Pipelines in TypeScript
· 21 min read
A practical learning path for scraping the web, organizing data into pipelines, storing millions of rows, and visualizing it all. Tools, code, and resources to get started with TypeScript.
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Building a Personal Knowledge Base and Publishing It to the Web
· 16 min read
How to build a personal knowledge base with backlinks, wikilinks, and graph view, then publish it as a living site. Covers Obsidian, Logseq, CLI tools, AI-powered structuring, and publishing with Astro or Quartz.
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Rich Push Notifications on iOS with Expo and Firebase
· 6 min read
How to show images in iOS push notifications using a Notification Service Extension in Expo React Native with Firebase Cloud Messaging.
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Making Badass Developers: Why Getting Better Feels So Hard
· 9 min read
Why most developers get stuck, what science says about learning faster, and how to actually get better at programming without burning out.
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Building a Shopify-Scale Frontend: The Complete Architecture Guide
· 23 min read
How Shopify serves 3.9 million stores through one rendering engine, and how to replicate it with React and SDUI.
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React Native OTA Updates After CodePush: The Complete 2026 Guide
· 8 min read
CodePush is gone. Here is what actually works now: self-hosted, affordable, and scalable alternatives for every team size.
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Generative UI and Server-Driven UI: A React Dev's Intro
· 10 min read
Two patterns reshaping how React apps are built: what they are, how they work, and when to use each one.
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AI Tools & Learning Resources
· 6 min read
Courses, blogs, newsletters, and people to follow for learning AI engineering, prompt design, and building with LLMs.
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UI/UX Design Resources for Developers
· 13 min read
A curated collection of tools, courses, inspiration sites, books, and communities to help you learn UI/UX design.
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Thinkers & Writers Worth Reading
· 3 min read
Founders, thinkers, and writers who changed how I see tech, startups, and life.
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Frontend Tools & Learning Resources
· 3 min read
Tools, communities, and platforms that helped me grow as a frontend developer.
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Developers & Engineers to Follow
· 4 min read
Programmers who've contributed to and built some of the best tech — follow them to level up.
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Engineering Blogs from Top Teams
· 4 min read
Blogs that help you think at scale — how top teams build, ship, and solve real problems.