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Thoughts on engineering, research, and building things that matter.
A Source Code Leak Taught Me What Minification Actually Does
Anthropic accidentally shipped a source map with Claude Code, leaking 512,000 lines of TypeScript. That incident taught me what minification really does and why your build pipeline deserves more attention.
You've Scrolled Through Thousands of Messages Today. Ever Wonder Why It Didn't Lag?
Virtualization is the frontend concept that keeps your apps fast at scale, and most engineers never learn about it.
The Web Has No Guardrails, and That's the Point
The web is an uncontrolled environment. You can't pick your users' browsers, devices, or screen sizes. That's also what makes it the most powerful platform to build on.
Your Money Is Just a Number in Someone Else's Spreadsheet
When you send money, nothing moves. Your bank just edits a spreadsheet. This guide starts from that problem and builds up to Web3, piece by piece, until the answer becomes obvious.
How I Turned My VPS Datacenter IP Into a Residential IP Using an Old Phone
I used a cheap Android phone as a Tailscale exit node to route my VPS traffic through a residential IP. Zero cost, one lockout, and a lot of lessons learned.
How One Boolean Can Save Your Entire Product
Feature gates let you turn off broken features in seconds, not hours. Here's how I discovered them and how I use them now.