Senior Developer & Technical Writer
Full-stack developer and writer. I build things with Next.js, WordPress, and too much coffee. Currently exploring headless CMS architectures and AI-assisted development.
The Challenge Running headless WordPress blogs at scale means managing Docker containers, Traefik routing, SSL certificates, and cache invalidation. It works, but the operational overhead grows with each blog you add. What Vercel Offers Vercel handles the deployment pipeline, edge caching, and SSL automatically. Push your code, and it builds and deploys. ISR works out […]
The Problem Every time you mock your database layer in tests, you are testing your mock, not your code. The mock says “when called with X, return Y” — but what if the real database behaves differently? What if the query has a subtle bug that the mock hides? A Better Approach Use a real […]
The Big Picture React 19 made Server Components a first-class feature. The use() hook, React.cache(), and async server component functions are no longer experimental — they are the recommended way to build data-driven applications. What use() Does The use() hook lets client components unwrap promises that were passed from server components. This bridges the server-client […]
The Appeal of Faust.js Faust.js is WP Engine’s official framework for headless WordPress with Next.js. It promises built-in WordPress template hierarchy, native preview support, and seamless authentication. For many projects, these are compelling features. Where It Falls Short Faust.js is locked to the Pages Router. In 2026, the App Router is the standard for new […]
1. Colocation Over Separation Stop organizing by file type (components/, hooks/, utils/). Start organizing by feature. A PostCard component, its test, its Storybook story, and its CSS module should all live in the same directory. When you need to understand or modify a feature, everything is in one place. 2. Server Components by Default In […]
The Problem with HSL HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) has been the go-to color model for web developers for years. It is intuitive — pick a hue, adjust saturation and lightness. But it has a fundamental flaw: perceptual non-uniformity. Two colors with the same L value in HSL can look dramatically different in perceived brightness. Yellow […]
The Problem When building a themeable application, you need a way to render different components based on configuration. A page layout might specify “render a Hero section here, then a Latest Posts grid, then a Newsletter signup” — but the actual component implementations should be swappable. This is where the component registry pattern comes in. […]
Why Headless WordPress? WordPress powers over 40% of the web, but the traditional monolithic approach is showing its age. Headless WordPress decouples the content management backend from the frontend presentation layer, giving developers the freedom to use modern frameworks like Next.js, React, or Vue while keeping the familiar WordPress editing experience. In 2026, this approach […]
