Notes from the studio.
Practical writing on design, engineering and growth — from the people actually shipping it.
Shipping fast websites in 2026
The tricks that still matter for Lighthouse 95+ — and the ones you can stop worrying about.
Read articleDesigning for learning, not just clicks
Good course UX isn't about dark patterns. It's about reducing cognitive load so students make it to the end.
Read articleWhat we learned shipping IoT dashboards
Time-series at scale, auth across devices and humans, and the UI patterns operators actually use at 3am.
Read articleSentiment analysis isn't magic — and that's fine
Where rule-based, transformer and LLM approaches each win. Plus: when to just read the comments yourself.
Read articleThe small-team secret to shipping fast
Why eight focused people outship thirty. Process isn't the enemy — ceremony is.
Read articleSEO for learning platforms
Course pages, category pages and free-content funnels. A pattern that actually ranks.
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