Writing

Notes on systems, data, and building things that expose their own reasoning.

Published:Jun 18, 2025 |  at 10:00 AM

· 6 min read

Your database is a political system

Constitution, legislature, judiciary, black market. Everyone sees it. Nobody names it.

Published:May 14, 2025 |  at 10:00 AM

· 10 min read

Count the Marks, Not the Library Stars

Before you pick Recharts or Chart.js, ask whether your chart should be made of objects or pixels.

Published:Apr 20, 2025 |  at 10:00 AM

· 3 min read

Making Financial Data Readable

Practical strategies for visualizing financial metrics without the confusion.

Published:Mar 24, 2025 |  at 05:30 PM

· 2 min read

You Probably Don't Need Dependency Injection in React

DI in React: when it helps, when it gets in the way, and how to do it without overengineering.

Published:Mar 16, 2025 |  at 10:15 AM

· 3 min read

Iframes Are a Security Nightmare (Here's How to Survive Them)

Practical iframe security: what actually goes wrong and how to lock things down without breaking your app.