Guides
The Anatomy of a Great Technical Guide
Great guides are systems that teach, not collections of tips that engage. Here is how to structure, pace, and write them.
Choosing the Right Stack for Content-First vs App-First Web Products
A decision framework for Astro, Next.js, and static publishing. The right choice depends entirely on how much of your product is content versus application.
Information Architecture, Content Architecture, and Interface Systems
How IA, content models, taxonomy, navigation, and topic hubs work together in technical publications. Structure determines discoverability.
MDX, Content Collections, and Content-as-Architecture
In a content-first Astro publication, the content model is architecture; MDX is the medium, collections are the schema, and the repository is the publishing system.
Web Performance as Architecture
Performance is not a cleanup pass—it is the architectural consequence of how much JavaScript, hydration, and runtime work a page demands.
What Frontend Architecture Really Is (and What It Isn't)
Define frontend architecture as a system of boundaries, rendering decisions, state scope, and content structure. Reject the myth that framework choice equals architecture.