Posts Tagged "Web Development"

Why Your Frontend Needs a Safety Net - Part 2

TanStack Query is a powerful tool. Used without discipline, it quietly makes your backend hate you.

That Time I Over-Engineered Image Loading in React

A deep dive into my 2018 React image loading component, what I got wrong, and how web standards have evolved to make it all unnecessary.

The CSS Size Paradox Why Your Utility-First CSS Is Larger (And Why That's Okay)

Explore the tradeoffs between utility-first and traditional CSS approaches, examining bundle sizes, developer experience, and environmental impact in modern web development.

Why Your Frontend Needs a Safety Net

Implementing data layer abstraction in React applications to handle API changes.