Tech Notes

A look at the View Transitions API in React: how it works, where it has problems, and whether it is ready for real projects.

The three ways to upgrade a PostgreSQL major version: pg_dump, pg_upgrade, and logical replication, and the problems you can hit with each one.

How npm supply chain attacks work, why they are hard to stop, and the few defenses I actually use.

When you can skip microservices and still get most of the structure from a modular monolith.

How I structure, build, and maintain JavaScript/TypeScript monorepos.

Notes on a containerized APT mirror I built for working offline: deb packages, an npm cache, and file hosting with a web UI.