Blog

Things I've learned, debugged, or thought hard about. No fluff — just what clicked and why.

Astro 12 Apr 2026

How this site is built and deployed

The tech stack behind this portfolio and blog — Astro, MDX, Tailwind, and GitHub Actions. Why I picked each one and how it all fits together.

React 1 Apr 2025

Apollo cache and stale state — what actually happened in our attach-trip bug

A deep dive into why refetchQueries wasn't enough and how blocking action logic on the backend made it worse.

JavaScript 10 Mar 2025

Throttle vs debounce — and why I finally get the difference

I've explained this in 3 interviews now. Here's the version I wish I had read first.