Accessibility Belongs Before The Component Exists
A 2023 article about planning accessibility before interface components are designed, rather than treating it as a checklist at the end.
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DevelopmentThe Website Should Explain Itself To Its Editors The Website Should Explain Itself To Its Editors
A practical article about reducing handover friction by making WordPress editing decisions clearer inside the site itself.
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DevelopmentThe Block Editor Is A Content System Now The Block Editor Is A Content System Now
A 2023 reflection on WordPress blocks, patterns and why the editing experience needs to be planned as carefully as the front end.
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DevelopmentDesigning For Interaction Before It Becomes A Score Designing For Interaction Before It Becomes A Score
A practical article about interaction performance, long tasks and why responsive interfaces matter before they become another performance metric.
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AIWhen AI Became Another Pair Of Hands When AI Became Another Pair Of Hands
A 2023 perspective on using AI during development without letting it replace the judgement required to ship reliable work.
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DesignNesting CSS Without Hiding The Structure Nesting CSS Without Hiding The Structure
A practical 2023 article about using native CSS nesting carefully, without turning stylesheets into another place where structure becomes difficult to read.
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DevelopmentThe Slow Cost Of Every Script We Add The Slow Cost Of Every Script We Add
A practical look at how third-party JavaScript builds up over time and why script reviews need to become part of normal website maintenance.
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DesignCSS That Listens To The Space Around It CSS That Listens To The Space Around It
A practical article about using container queries to make components respond to their own space rather than relying only on viewport breakpoints.
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DesignThe Page Is No Longer The Unit Of Design The Page Is No Longer The Unit Of Design
A 2023 reflection on moving away from page-first design and towards smaller interface decisions that survive real content and real devices.
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AIThe First Time ChatGPT Felt Useful In A Development Workflow The First Time ChatGPT Felt Useful In A Development Workflow
A late-2022 reflection on testing ChatGPT as a development assistant, where the value came from speeding up thinking rather than replacing understanding.