01 · writing 42
Frontend deep-dives
Long essays on craft: React, CSS, the feel of interactions, DX. I write the one I'd want to read.
reactcssperfdx
A working portfolio painting sunlit / VII 2026·03 code useSkipRender.ts +142 −61 3d print fluted vessel · PLA 0.12 mm laser engraved plywood 2026·02 film · apr Portrait, Porto 3d · apr Fluted vessel III laser · apr Engraved coaster set paint · mar Oil study no. 7 wood · mar Nesting trays · maple ink · feb Ink sketch · figure
Builder, frontend, workshop.
Notes, projects, and physical artifacts from a frontend engineer who keeps a workshop in the corner of the room.
Posts 42
Repos 24
Stars 1.8k
Artifacts 136
§ 01
all six rooms → What I actually make
02 · open source 24
Small, sharp tools
Libraries and CLIs I actually use. Ship something weekly. Prefer five 200-line packages over one framework.
tsclicloudflarenpm
↗ 03 · experiments 63
Interactive demos
Tiny playable things I use to learn: physics toys, css puzzles, weird layouts. Most live inside a blog post.
canvaswebglsvgcss
↗ 04 · 3d + laser 48
The workshop
Functional prints, engraved things, a cabinet slowly filling with objects. Same iteration loop as code, slower.
3d printfusion 360laserwood
↗ 05 · painting 22
Paintings & studies
Mostly oil on paper. A place where the feedback loop is weeks, not milliseconds, which is exactly the point.
oilinkpaper
↗ 06 · field notes 29
Travel & link dumps
What I saw, what I'm reading, small tools I found worth saving. The non-work half of the site.
travellinkstools
↗ § 02
full /now log → Right now, on the bench
in flight · updated 6 days ago
code Polishing focus rings & dialog trap on css-ui v0.6. About 40 components in.
make Cutting a new batch of engraved coasters for the studio drawer. Trying a darker bamboo.
code Drafting a post: "Command palettes are an interaction primitive, not a feature".
make Printed a fluted vessel, layer height 0.12. Third version finally nailed the overhangs.
life Back from Porto. 6 sketches, 2 rolls of film, 1 new favorite café.
Button feel lab · from the post
Try it. The sweet spot for most buttons: ~160 ms, 2 px lift, subtle scale on press. Longer = sluggish. Shorter = jittery.
Easing lab · pick a curve, feel it
Out, decelerates. My default for almost everything: entries, dismissals, button feedback. Feels "polite."
§ 03
archive → Selected writing
Generative tile fallbacks
Empty image slots looked sad. Real photos weren't ready. So I built a deterministic Canvas2D engine that fills every missing tile with art derived from the slot's slug, plus a playground.
ui 6 min
Margin collapse, again
Every few years a junior dev rediscovers margin collapse and writes a thread about it. This is mine, except I'm trying to make peace with the rule, not abolish it.
css 5 min
I Built Yet Another Planning Poker App and I Don't Care
There are 200 planning poker tools. I built one anyway — because I liked some card illustrations, wanted to play with WebSockets, and needed an excuse to ship something fun with Claude Code.
react 5 min
Command palettes are an interaction primitive, not a feature
Why ⌘K deserves a seat at the table next to the menu bar and the URL bar, and how to build one that feels instant.
essay 7 min
I Had 130 Claude Code Skills and Couldn't Find Any of Them
How to organize Claude Code skills, commands, and plugins across projects. Global vs local, vendor skills, per-project profiles, and a bootstrap script for new machines.
tools 4 min
§ 04
github · all repos Projects, still alive
§ 05
zine · all artifacts From the workshop
§ 06
long version → Who & why
I'm a frontend engineer who believes the difference between good and great software is measured in milliseconds and millimeters. I care a lot about how a button feels, how a system is built, and how to teach what I learn.
Outside the screen I keep a small workshop, a 3D printer, a laser cutter, oil paints, and a lot of plywood. Different materials, same loop.
contact · pick a door