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Thoughts on fullstack development, software engineering, and the realities of full-time freelancing. No fluff.

Design March 8, 2025 · 7 min read

Why I ditched heavy CSS frameworks for Tailwind — and what changed

After years of fighting specificity wars and unused kilobytes, here's what finally convinced me to make the switch — and the measurable impact it had on both my workflow and my clients' performance scores.

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Dev Feb 21, 2025

Building a design system from scratch in a weekend

Tokens, components, docs — the exact process I follow to spin up a coherent design system in 48 hours.

Freelance Jan 14, 2025

5 lessons from my first year of full-time freelancing

Contracts, pricing, scope creep, burnout — the things nobody tells you before you go solo.

Dev Dec 3, 2024

Alpine.js is the jQuery of the modern era

No build step, no virtual DOM, no config hell. Just sprinkle some behaviour and ship.

Design Nov 18, 2024

The 7 UX laws every frontend dev should memorise

Fitts's Law, Hick's Law, Jakob's Law — the cognitive science behind every good interface decision.

Freelance Oct 30, 2024

How I manage 3 client projects at once without losing my mind

My exact Notion setup, communication rhythms, and the one rule I never break.

Dev Oct 5, 2024

Dark mode done right: beyond just inverting colours

Contrast ratios, elevation, shadows — what most dark mode implementations get completely wrong.