Small Improvements That Compound
Recent site refinements reduced hidden asset work, quieted the visual system, and kept the static baseline fast.
Performance Design
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Dondi Bogusky
Hello, world! I write, design, and build fast web experiences with a bias toward clarity, useful systems, and small details that make publishing feel effortless.
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Working on fast content sites, durable design systems, and sharper publishing workflows.
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Vue Islands With a Job
A rule of thumb for using Vue islands in Astro only when readers need stateful interaction after the page loads.
Vue Frontend
Search That Belongs on a Static Site
Pagefind adds local search to a static Astro site without a service account, network dependency, or turning the whole site into an application.
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Looking Back at the Web
How early HTML, CSS, and JavaScript shaped the modern web, from linked documents and styling problems to component frameworks.
Small Improvements That Compound
Recent site refinements reduced hidden asset work, quieted the visual system, and kept the static baseline fast.
Vue Islands With a Job
A rule of thumb for using Vue islands in Astro only when readers need stateful interaction after the page loads.
Search That Belongs on a Static Site
Pagefind adds local search to a static Astro site without a service account, network dependency, or turning the whole site into an application.
Astro as the Default
Why a writing site benefits from static-first architecture, deliberate islands, resilient HTML, and a JavaScript budget tied to user value.