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The Micro-Interactions I Add Last That Make a UI Feel Fast
Optimistic UI updates before the server confirms feel instant to users
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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
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The Error Boundary Strategy That Keeps One Broken Widget From Taking Down the Page
One error boundary per widget, not one per page, keeps failures local Fallback UI shows what broke and a retry button, never a blank screen Granularity rule: wrap anything that fetches, parses, or renders external data Reset keys let a...
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CSS :has() in Production: 6 Selectors That Replaced JavaScript Across My Sites
Six :has() selectors deleted roughly 240 lines of JS across my sites
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Shopify Section Rendering API: 6 Patterns That Cut Storefront TTFB by 60%
Cart drawer refresh swaps one section in 180ms instead of reloading the full PDP at 1.2s.
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The 6 Vite Plugins That Replaced My Webpack Config
I cut 11 Webpack plugins down to 6 Vite plugins and dev startup dropped from 4.2s to 0.8s
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Pure CSS Animations That Replace JavaScript Libraries
Radar sweeps, HUD effects, floating labels. All pure CSS, zero dependencies, 60fps.