#Frontend
— 5 posts
Chrome DevTools, Hands-On: 12 Experiments You Can Run in 60 Minutes
Stop reading about DevTools and start using it. Save one HTML file, open it in Chrome, and run twelve guided experiments — conditional breakpoints, DOM watchers, network replay, paint flashing, performance recording, and the shortcut moves that fix real bugs in real time.
TypeScript Patterns for Large Codebases
TypeScript at scale requires different patterns than TypeScript for a side project. Here are the type patterns and architectural decisions that keep large codebases maintainable, based on managing 200K+ line TypeScript projects.
React Server Components: Practical Patterns for Production
Server Components change the mental model of React development. After building two production apps with RSC, here are the patterns that work, the pitfalls to avoid, and when client components are still the right call.
From jQuery to React: 20 Years of Frontend Evolution
I've been writing JavaScript since 1999. jQuery felt like magic. React feels inevitable. This is the story of how we went from DOM manipulation to declarative UIs, and why the future probably isn't React.
State Management in React: What Actually Works in 2025
The React state management landscape has matured significantly. After evaluating every major solution across multiple production apps, here's a pragmatic guide to choosing the right tool — and why you probably need less than you think.