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Thoughts on simple software

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they know React
Aug 24, 2026
No one ever got fired for picking React, but they're probably wasting a shit load of tokens.
reactllm
HTML over the wire
Aug 11, 2026
WebSockets for HTML over the wire? In this economy?
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WebSocketswebdev
local-thirst: doing too much
Aug 7, 2026
Join me on my state-of-the-web therapy session where I breakdown all the baloney involved in working with a SPA architecture.
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local-thirst: But Linear…
Jul 24, 2026
Dissecting Linear as a local-first app.
local-firstdevelopment
local-thirst
Jul 23, 2026
I'm on a path to reclaim my sanity by taking a step back and exploring modern web architectures. Join me!
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webarchitecture
Misunderstanding SSE
Oct 27, 2025
On my path of practicing simple software my existing understanding of systems, protocols and tools are challenged. My mental model for SSE (Server Sent Events) was a way to keep a connection open and send updates to the client from the server. Broadly this is correct, but read on as I break down what SSE actually is to see why you may be underutilizing SSE in your applications.
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ui = fn(state) done right
Oct 15, 2025
If "ui = fn(state)" has ever resonated with you as a frontend developer you owe it to yourself to consider we as an industry have been going about it all wrong for years. Likely your state already lives on the backend and by syncing it to the frontend to render UI we're adding measurable amounts of unnecessary complexity. If you're to radically simplify if you development environments and production deployments then read on…
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