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My Thoughts on Web Development

I write about my experiences and thoughts on software development, frontend development, and other topics.

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Choosing your styling solution: from vanilla CSS to utility frameworksA practical guide to choosing between CSS, preprocessors, CSS Modules, CSS-in-JS, and utility frameworks for your next project.

February 2, 2026

(Micro) Frontend Architectures: Benefits, Drawbacks and when to utilize themA practical guide to (micro) frontend architectures: monoliths, vertical and horizontal splits, and runtime script injection. Learn when each approach makes sense and what trade-offs to expect.

January 21, 2026

Animations on the Web: CSS, requestAnimationFrame, Web Animations API, and View TransitionsA practical guide to modern web animation: when CSS is enough, when to reach for requestAnimationFrame, Web Animations API, and how View Transitions make UI changes feel continuous.

January 13, 2026

HTTP Streaming: Benefits and DrawbacksAn exploration of HTTP streaming, how it works in modern frameworks like Next.js, and when you should (or should not) use it.

January 12, 2026

Level up as a frontend developerIf you want to level up as a frontend developer, you need to get really good at the web fundamentals and at communication.

October 12, 2025

AI and software developmentYou still need to know how to code, but AI can help you with a lot of things.

September 14, 2025

Too many consultants and managers - not enough delivery excellenceA rant about the current state of the software development industry and the lack of career opportunities for skilled developers.

Dynamic redirects with Next.js middlewareHow to use Next.js middleware to create dynamic redirects based on rules defined in an external source like a headless CMS.

February 22, 2025

The power of responsive variants in componentsHow to use responsive variants in components to create a more dynamic and flexible design system.

December 22, 2024

Don't use JavaScript for that - Part 1 - Inpage TransitionsDon't use JavaScript for smooth scrolling and in page transitions.

September 30, 2024

Keeping accessibility in mindA short guide on how to keep accessibility in mind when building digital products

September 18, 2024

Building reusable multi-brand component libraries with React - Lessons learnedLessons learned from building component libraries with React

September 12, 2024

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