Zara Okafor10 posts

Hot take: naming things is still the hardest part. Today’s victim: a feature flag.

Replying to @grace

Could you share an example?

the native <dialog> element handles focus trapping better than most libraries I have used. #ai

PSA: coffee count: 3. bugs fixed: 1. bugs created: 2. net progress: vibes. #ai

finally moved our realtime updates to SSE. Simpler than websockets for 90% of cases. #heliostack

Thread: server components finally clicked for me once I stopped thinking of them as "SSR". #nextjs

I love when the database enforces the invariant so the app code doesn’t have to. #design

Reminder: writing the migration first and the UI last has made our team so much faster.

Honestly, every dependency is a liability you signed up to maintain forever. #heliostack

Replying to @radia

Adding this to our team docs.

Replying to @priya

Could you share an example?

Honestly, finally moved our realtime updates to SSE. Simpler than websockets for 90% of cases. #postgres

Reminder: you probably don’t need that state management library. URL + server state covers a lot. #css

CSS anchor positioning just deleted 400 lines of tooltip code from our app.

I love when the database enforces the invariant so the app code doesn’t have to.

a design system is a set of decisions, not a set of components.

Thread: streaming + Suspense means the slow part of the page no longer holds the fast part hostage. #a11y

Replying to @demo

Strong agree.

most performance problems are data fetching problems wearing a trench coat. #react

Thread: every dependency is a liability you signed up to maintain forever.