Frontend Insights & Deep Dives

I’m Caleb, a frontend engineer sharing practical insights, real-world examples, and lessons learned from the ever-evolving world of web development.

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

ReactCustom HooksFrontend EngineeringTypeScript

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.

ViteTypeScriptFrontend EngineeringOpen Source

Introducing: vite-plugin-fakery

5 min read

Meet vite-plugin-fakery, a new Vite plugin that makes it easy to spin up fake API endpoints populated with realistic Faker data.

ViteFrontend EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceOpen Source

Introducing: vite-plugin-grid-overlay

3 min read

Generate a customizable design grid overlay for your web projects to visualize layout and spacing.

Web ComponentsLitFrontend EngineeringW3C Standards

Revealing the Hidden Power of Web Components: Frontend Engineering's Undervalued Gem

11 min read

Modern frontend engineering is discovering the value of Web Components—a framework‑agnostic path to building consistent, modular UI. Here's why they bring clarity and simplicity to a fragmented ecosystem, plus a pragmatic look at Lit — a thin helper layer.

MentorshipSoftware DevelopmentTeachingLearning

How I Teach Programming (and What I’ve Learned Along the Way)

6 min read

Over the past several years, I’ve had the chance to teach code in two very different settings: at a local community college, where students are often brand new to the world of development, and in the workplace, mentoring other software engineers as they level up their skills.

ReactCustom HooksFrontend EngineeringTypeScriptOpen Source

Useful Reaches its First Alpha Release

3 min read

I'm thrilled to announce the release of Useful, a library of React hooks designed to streamline your application development experience.

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About Me

I‘m passionate about building clean, modular, scalable UIs and sharing knowledge with the developer community. Working primarily with React, TypeScript, Next.js, and CSS/HTML.