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Engineering insights, deep dives, and things I learned the hard way. Systems programming, TypeScript, design patterns, desktop apps, and more.

zettlr2026-04-015 min read

Zettlr from a Developer’s Perspective

A practical look at Zettlr as a Markdown-first writing environment for technical, academic, and long-form workflows.

Desktop2026-04-019 min read

Building Desktop Apps with Electron.js: What Nobody Tells You

Electron.js lets you ship a desktop app with web technology, but it comes with real trade-offs. Here's what I learned building production desktop apps with it.

TypeScript2026-03-057 min read

TypeScript Tricks That Changed How I Write Code

Not the basics. The type system features that actually made my codebases more correct and less painful to refactor: template literals, discriminated unions, and more.

Patterns2026-02-106 min read

Design Patterns I Wish I Learned Earlier

Not a catalog walk-through, but a reflection on the patterns that actually changed how I think about code and the ones that get misused constantly.

Systems2026-01-158 min read

Building a Native Node.js Addon with N-API and C++

How I bridged C++ and JavaScript using Node.js N-API to build high-performance native addons. The setup, the gotchas, and why it's worth it.