// writing
Writing — Page 15
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.

travelApr 17, 2026· 2 min
Heceta Beach, Oregon
A long, windswept beach north of Florence where the Oregon Dunes begin and the Pacific delivers its full unfiltered character to anyone standing on the sand.
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travelApr 17, 2026· 2 min
Salt Creek Falls
A 286-foot plunge waterfall in the Oregon Cascades near Willamette Pass — one of the tallest in the state, with a viewing deck, rim trail, and winter snowshoeing season.
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travelApr 17, 2026· 2 min
Arcadia beach, Oregon
A small, quiet Oregon Coast beach between Cannon Beach and Hug Point, with tide pools, sea stacks, and a forested headland that most visitors drive past.
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developmentApr 5, 2026· 3 min
Node.js 22 LTS: The Features Worth Knowing About
Node.js 22 became the active LTS in October 2024, bringing a native test runner, built-in watch mode, require() for ES modules, and much more. Here's what's useful in practice.
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developmentApr 2, 2026· 3 min
Zustand: Lightweight State Management That Stays Out of Your Way
Zustand is a minimal global state library for React that skips the boilerplate entirely. Here's how it works, when to reach for it, and patterns that scale well.
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developmentMar 17, 2026· 3 min
TanStack Query v5: Data Fetching Done Right
TanStack Query v5 cleaned up the API, unified the mental model, and added first-class support for infinite queries and streaming. Here's what changed and why the library remains the standard.
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developmentMar 7, 2026· 3 min
Web Workers: Keeping Your UI Smooth When the Work Gets Heavy
JavaScript is single-threaded, but that doesn't mean your UI has to freeze during heavy computation. Web Workers give you real parallel execution — here's how to use them well.
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developmentFeb 26, 2026· 3 min
Vitest: Modern Unit Testing That Doesn't Fight Your Toolchain
Vitest brings Jest-compatible testing to Vite projects with native TypeScript support, in-source tests, and a dramatically faster watch mode. Here's how to get started.
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developmentFeb 9, 2026· 3 min
Astro 5: Content Collections v2 and Server Islands Explained
Astro 5 ships a redesigned Content Layer and a powerful Server Islands feature that brings dynamic personalization to static sites. Here's what changed and why it matters.
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