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Hi, I’m Caleb

I'm an experienced frontend engineer who ships fast, accessible applications. I care about clean, modular code that scales gracefully and remains a pleasure to work in, even as things get complex.

I’ve spent over 16 years building production-grade frontends, from component-driven design systems to high-performance dashboards. You can check out some of my recent open source work on GitHub or connect with me on LinkedIn. I also occasionally write about performance, tooling, and frontend workflows on my blog.

Recent Projects

GitHub
Open Source
A Vite plugin to mock API endpoints effortlessly with fully customizable data structures for frontend testing and development — all served by Vite, no backend needed.
TypeScriptViteFrontend ToolingAPI
Open Source
A library of React custom hooks for common use cases.
ReactTypeScript
Open Source
Generate a customizable design grid overlay for your web projects to visualize layout and spacing.
TypeScriptViteFrontend ToolingCSSDesign Tools

Building Yieldr: Speed, Consistency, and Data Users Can Trust

13 min read

A look under the hood at Yieldr, a dividend-investing dashboard. How I kept it fast despite hundreds of market-data requests and heavy per-page math, kept every number consistent across the app, engineered a rigorous data layer so every figure is accurate and dependable, and why Tailwind plus shadcn made the UI a genuine pleasure to build.

Why I Use Next.js + MDX + Contentlayer for My Blog

4 min read

Combining Next.js, MDX, and Contentlayer gives me the best of all worlds—markdown simplicity, React flexibility, and type-safe content.

Uncomplicate Your Codebase with Preact’s Signal

4 min read

How Preact’s signal helps you write reactive state with less complexity and more clarity.

Custom Hooks: A Key to Clean and Scalable React Code

11 min read

Clean, modular code is essential for building scalable React apps. Here's how custom hooks help separate concerns, improve readability, and make logic reusable.

Let’s Connect

Building something interesting? Want to talk shop, swap ideas, or get feedback on a project? Drop me a line below or reach out through any of the methods linked here.

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