Notes on engineering, performance, and product decisions, written close to the work.
Journal.
When a plain fetch layer beats React Query
A popular dependency is not always the right dependency for the product in front of you.
How to read a Lighthouse score (and when to ignore it)
The score is a diagnostic, not the product. Focus on the metrics users actually feel.
The architecture that scaled to 60k users without a rewrite
How small architectural decisions made growth an operational task, not an emergency.
journal (3)field notes / 2026