Architectural Complexity
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February 2025
A pattern for composable UI in Flask
Turn your unwieldy Flask codebase into manageable, composable fragments with this UI pattern. Very close to HTMX.
December 2024
Smart core, thin interfaces
Here's an approach to writing code that I've been using for years and couldn't quite put into words until now. One of those _"This feels wrong but I can't explain why"_. Now I can!
Empirical evidence for code modularity
Few of your engineering decisions matter long-term. Software is soft. You can change your mind. But how you structure your components is here to stay.
November 2024
Why even care about code structure
As long as it works, right?
Finding modules in a big ball of mud
Pulling modules out of a big ball of mud is like grabbing a slice of cheesy pizza. It's kinda separate but also not really.
Big Ball of Mud 鈥撀爐he world's most popular software architecture
Forget Gang of Four, here are the 7 architectural patterns real programmers use:
March 2024
Architecture is like a path in the woods
You're doing too much. Sit back, relax, see how people *want* to use the code. THEN build the abstraction.
November 2023
The efficacy of TypeScript
TypeScript may streamline code navigation and catch semantic errors, but it doesn't guarantee fewer bugs or faster fixes.
July 2022
Write abstractions, not just code
Wherein I use a silly example to show why you need more than small reusable single purpose functions to write good software.