29 Mar 2026
The ladder was always context
Software engineering is splitting into tiers, and in every tier the remaining human work is holding context.
All writing
28 Mar 2026
I AIn't known what's in my code anymore
AI-generated code is outpacing human understanding — and teams need to self-govern before someone else does.
27 Mar 2026
Content architecture: the delivery problem
The technology works, the design looks good, but content can't get to the reader — because nobody agreed on what a card is.
5 Mar 2026
11ty is dead, long live Build Awesome
The static site generator I've backed for years just got its future sorted.
4 Mar 2026
AI coding tools turned my once-a-year hobby project into a daily habit
Benj Edwards burned through 50 projects in two months with AI coding agents and I know the feeling.
3 Mar 2026
Blog art that belongs
Every post needs a hero image. Sometimes you don't need the perfect one — you just need something that doesn't clash.
2 Mar 2026
Semantic search on a static site, no API keys required
Vector embeddings at build time, cosine similarity in the browser. The same 23 MB model runs both sides.
28 Feb 2026
Site search without a search service
No API keys, no external service — just a build step and one HTML attribute.
25 Feb 2026
Collaborate on any webpage with a bookmarklet and URL state
Pin comments on any live webpage and share them as a URL with no account and zero cost. As in free.
22 Feb 2026
Two-way communication beats another shipped feature
Sometimes stepping back to understand your audience matters more than shipping the next feature.
20 Feb 2026
Feedback buttons without JavaScript, using a 1990s web pattern
A Cloudflare Worker is just a CGI script, and that's exactly what a static site needs.
16 Feb 2026
Your browser utility wants to be a floating palette
Late-90s desktop paradigms may suit single-purpose browser tools better than modern minimal UI.
16 Feb 2026
PDF-A-go-slim: a browser-based PDF optimizer
Eight optimization passes, zero uploads — reduce PDF file size entirely in your browser.
5 Feb 2026
The practitioner's guide to planning digital transformation (Parts 3-4)
How to assess maturity, build the business case, and avoid the change management pitfalls that derail most digital transformation initiatives.
30 Jan 2026
Digital transformation for complex organizations (Parts 1-2)
A practical framework for moving legacy institutions toward measurable, audience-centered digital practice — without throwing out what already works.