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Yeah, But is Tailwind a Cult Tho?
Enhance vs. Lit vs. WebC…or, How to Server-Render a Web Component
My Journey Away from the JAMstack
New Projects Galore! A Blog and a Podcast
Observing Slotted Mutations in Your Web Components
The Great Gaslighting of the JavaScript Era
How I Organize My Stylesheets
The Rise (and Fall) and Rise Again of HTML Frameworks
The Three Laws of Utility Classes
Welcome to My YouTube Channel
Zero Boilerplate
The Web App and the Web Site Should Be Friends
When Static Types Mask Code Smells
A Real “Buildless” Modern Web Development Workflow? Oh Yes!
Blending Web Components Into Standard HTML Forms
What's Better Than DRY? DOEY! (Don't Over-Exert Yourself)
Refuse to Harm Your Software Architecture in the Name of Type Safety
Where Did All the Web Developers Go?
HTML is a Serialized Object Graph and That Changes Everything
Why Tailwind Isn't for Me

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