You finally launch that killer new feature. But when you go to check it out in production, you’re greeted by a 9-second loading spinner. There’s no console error, the page isn't broken—it’s just heavy. In this post, we’ll walk through how to catch, optimize, and maintain fast-loading images at scale in modern apps.
My article draws inspiration from a LinkedIn post by Chris Donnelly. It compares how a “(Unhealthy) Boss” and a “(Servant) Leader” would approach different situations in leadership. If you identify with the “Leader" in these pictures but still haven’t been promoted to a manager title with direct reports, you will get there. Using [...]
Picture this: Your team finally shipped AI on the flagship product. This new feature will quickly become a disruptor in your industry. Then, out of left field, users can’t log in! You see the CI/CD checks all passed but then discover thousands of NextAuth errors in the logs. You realize it’s a regression your team introduced. [...]
Summary Statement “I will strive to embody each of this every day SO THAT our team becomes the blueprint for team culture, efficiency, and innovation with a primary focus of delivering exceptional products and solutions that drive this company to succeed.” “Perfection is the enemy of good but let’s deliver great.” [...]
Change your mindset around email Your email inbox is like a 6 lane highway for online phishing and malware attacks. There is no limit to how many malicious email a hacker group can send. If a threat actor can compromise 10 in 5 million emails sent everyday, it’s well worth it online criminals. Recently, I [...]
The Common Problems Design Artifacts are not Version Controlled “Is this the updated version?” (Heard six times in a single thirty minute meeting) Without the benefits of git and version control systems that software engineering relies on, the handoff process with User Experience Design teams has historically been a formidable challenge. Keeping up-to-date with [...]
You’ve probably heard this a hundred times in recent months: Create strong and complex passwords! Also! You better never reuse them! Make sure they are all unique! This is probably the most common rhetoric in digital security today. What never gets addressed or referenced is that remembering strong and complex passwords in this fast-paced [...]
