Aug 14, 2026
Static Sites, Revisited
Why I moved this blog back to a fully static build after two years of chasing server-rendered features.
performance
Oct 26, 2025
Chasing a Layout Shift That Only Showed Up on Mobile
A CLS regression that never appeared on desktop, traced back to a font fallback with different metrics.
Aug 10, 2025
Trying Worker Threads for a Job That Didn't Need Them
A build script got 40% slower after I 'optimized' it with worker threads, and what that taught me about profiling first.
Jun 29, 2025
Making Lighthouse Part of the Build, Not an Afterthought
Wiring Lighthouse CI into the pipeline so a performance regression fails the build instead of getting noticed later.
Feb 27, 2025
Cache Headers, Finally Explained to Myself
Writing out cache-control rules for a static site forced me to actually understand what they do.
Jan 11, 2025
Why I Stopped Loading Fonts From Google
Self-hosting two font families cut a render-blocking request and a chunk of layout shift in one afternoon.
Dec 14, 2024
A Weekend Inside View Transitions
What I learned falling down the astro:transitions rabbit hole trying to get one cross-fade to feel right.
Sep 5, 2024
Letting Astro Own My Images
Ripping out a hand-rolled image resizing script in favor of Astro's built-in `<Image />` component.