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- #23My favorite tips for Frontend DevelopmentTen small habits that remove friction from a frontend codebase: named exports, kebab-case files, named constructors, pinned dependencies, mise, safe environment variables and a few more.September 16, 2026
- #22How I Reach Maximum Digital ProductivityThe full system behind my digital productivity: P.A.R.A, inbox zero, Bullet Journaling, a Second Brain in Notion and the one habit that holds it all together: archiving.September 2, 2026
- #21How to Test in the AI EraHow to test effectively in the AI era: the right types of tests, what to actually test, AAA, TDD and the taste to review what your agents write.August 19, 2026
- #20My Workflow for Agentic DevelopmentFrom issue to PR: the terminal, the skills and the plans I use to develop with agents.August 5, 2026
- #19Architectural Fitness Functions for the AI eraTurning best practices, architecture and team conventions into deterministic checks that humans and AI can trust.July 22, 2026
- #18Architectural Autonomous Agentic LoopsDesigning systems with best practices that can survive autonomous agentic loops.July 8, 2026
- #17The Line of Code doesnt't exist anymoreBefore, I would spend time thinking about how each line of code would represent best the domain problem, abstracting pieces that I recognized where meant to be abstracted together and applying patterns and conventions by hand. Now that focus has shifted entirely.June 24, 2026
- #16Refactoring the AI Frontend NewsletterPast, Present and Future of the AI Frontend Architecture Newsletter, now renamed to...June 10, 2026
- #15Laigacy CodeThere are 42 pull requests. A successful night of AI generated coding while I slept...May 27, 2026
- #14Creating Agentic Skills: Best PracticesLearn how to create robust agentic skills that save tokens and produce higher quality output.May 13, 2026
- #13Using Claude Code for Frontend ArchitectureHow I use Claude Code to write Frontend Architecture code that I'm actually proud of: skills, conventions, TDD, and PRDs.April 29, 2026
- #12SOLID, SOLID, SOLID. What is it really?You are probably using the SOLID design pattern without even knowing it. Understanding it makes you a significantly better developer, even if you use AI.April 22, 2026
- #11It's my birthday!Today there's no newsletter, it will be sent next week.April 15, 2026
- #10Feature Modules for Future Proof ApplicationsFeature Modules slice your application into cohesive, scalable parts.April 1, 2026
- #9Scaling Frontend Architecture Beyond Reason with LayersLayers create structure, bring scalability and allows us to separate code so we make our codebase more stable.March 18, 2026
- #8Swap Dependencies Automagically in TestsTesting can be simpler thanks to the Dependency Injection container.March 4, 2026
- #7Understanding Dependency InjectionDependency Injection is a powerful pattern yet complex to understand that can tremendously improve the flexibility of your code. Let's create our own Dependency Injection Container along the way.February 18, 2026
- #6Use Case Options for Advanced MiddlewaresUse Case Options enable Advanced Middlewares by making them configurable during runtime. Let's take a look.February 4, 2026
- #5Middlewares and The Chain of Responsibility PatternMiddlewares provide a great way of abstracting the execution of cross-cutting concerns, and paired with the Chain of Responsibility Design Pattern, they are just too of a powerful combination.January 21, 2026
- #4Run Use Cases Using The Command PatternLet's improve our UseCaseService to encapsulate the logic of our use cases so they have a more solid foundation.January 7, 2026
- #3Why You Should Use The Repository Pattern to Interact with DataThe repository pattern is a great way of abstracting how you interact with data, making it a very useful design pattern to learn. Let me show you!December 24, 2025
- #2Use Cases: The "Only" Pattern you Need in Frontend ArchitectureIf I had to choose only one pattern to implement as a Frontend Architect it would be the use case pattern. I've implemented this pattern countless times in projects ranging from Startups to Multi Million companies. I've perfected over a decade how I implement this pattern and in this newsletter I want to share it with you.December 10, 2025
- #1Launching The Frontend Architecture NewsletterI'm launching my Frontend Architecture Newsletter. In this Newsletter we'll explore together design patterns, layers and other architectural decisions designed specifically for the Frontend.December 9, 2025