Backend engineering
↗3 min read · Treat an API integration as a workflow.
A practical checklist for API integrations: model state changes, handle retries deliberately and make failures visible.
Writing
Notes from the engineering desk.
Practical ideas about building reliable services and making the web faster.
Engineering notes
Web performance
↗3 min read · Make the first page load do less.
An approach to faster content sites through server-rendered HTML, appropriately sized images and fewer browser dependencies.