SDF Posts
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The web platform got remarkably good, and most teams still write code like it didn’t.
A practical case for using the platform first — native dialog, native popovers, anchor positioning, view transitions.
Why we stopped reaching for build tools first.
For most marketing sites and small apps, the toolchain is the bug. A walk through how we cut ours by 80%.
Documenting the why is the only documentation that scales.
What-docs go stale in a week. Why-docs stay useful for years. How we structure ours.
Three things we changed our minds about this quarter.
Server components, image CDNs, monorepos. A short essay on each, and why our positions shifted.
The case for fewer breakpoints.
Most design systems carry too many. How to design with three breakpoints (or two, or one).
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