Handing a codebase over: the documents that actually get read
Which handover documents actually get opened, which get skimmed once, and the three that are worth writing every time.
Journal
Insights
Notes from the build — engineering decisions, the reasoning behind them, and what we learned shipping other people’s software.
Cutting a 4.2s LCP to 900ms without a rewrite
A partner asked for a rebuild. We spent two days measuring instead and shipped a 900ms LCP on the existing codebase.
Estimating a build you have never done before
Every interesting project contains something nobody has done before. That is why it is interesting and why the estimate is wrong.
Block themes in production: what theme.json actually buys you
Two years of client block themes, honestly summarised: theme.json earns its place, but not for the reason it is usually sold.
The hairline grid: drawing an interface that reads as engineering
Cards divided by one-pixel rules instead of gaps. A small decision that ended up setting the tone for the whole site, and the CSS behind it.
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