Blog

Here you'll find everything I've written for this site, all in one place, from newest to oldest. Some posts are deep dives, while others are just quick notes and fixes I wanted to remember. Feel free to dig in, and I hope you find something useful or interesting.

October 1, 2025
- Intersection Observer over Scroll Listener
  
  My site's navbar felt janky with a scroll listener. I fixed it with the Intersection Observer API. Here's how I used it for a smoother scroll effect.
September 30, 2025
- My Custom Code Block Setup in Astro
  
  My notes on extending Astro's code blocks. I wrote a Shiki transformer to read metadata from the code fence and a rehype plugin to add the UI.
- Why Fonts Look Crispier on iOS
  
  I was annoyed that my site's font looked different on my iPhone and Mac. The fix was one simple Tailwind class antialiased. Here's why it works.
September 22, 2025
- git-gen Dev Log #1
  
  I'm building a CLI to write better git commits. This is my dev log on getting the first messy, working version up and running with Gemini.
- Site Cleanup
  
  Decided to get back to basics with this site. I removed a bunch of old sections and code, and now it's just plain HTML/CSS with system fonts.
September 15, 2025
- xdgdir v0.8.0
  
  I got sidetracked building a tool and ended up writing a tiny Rust crate to find XDG paths. These are my notes on how I built xdgdir.
September 14, 2025
- envfmt v0.1.0
  
  I needed to expand environment variables for another project, so I built my first Rust crate. This is my log on envfmt and using traits for testing.
May 3, 2024
- Remix SWR
  
  Figuring out caching mechanism for my Remix app. This post is my personal cheat sheet for setting SWR headers for real-time, daily, and static data.
February 19, 2024
- Fix "inflate failed" in ClickHouse JS
  
  I ran into a "inflate failed buffer error" with ClickHouse.js. The fix was easy, check if my data arrays have items before trying to insert them.
February 15, 2024
- Fix "driver: bad connection" in golang-migrate ClickHouse
  
  Spent a bit debugging a "bad connection" error with golang-migrate and ClickHouse. This is my note to self: always check for secure=true with cloud DBs.
January 8, 2024
- VSCode for Foundry
  
  Setting up VSCode for a new Foundry project. This is my quick reference for getting remappings, the forge formatter, and the solc compiler version right.
January 7, 2024
- Load .env in Rust
  
  My personal log on loading .env files in Rust. I use the envy crate to parse variables into a struct, which makes handling config much easier.
January 6, 2024
- Fix Deserialize in Rust
  
  Fixing the "cannot find derive macro Deserialize" error with serde in Rust. A quick note that the derive feature needs to be enabled in Cargo.toml.
January 5, 2024
- Rust SeaORM Actions
  
  My personal cheat sheet for basic SeaORM operations. It's my reference for how to insert, select, update, and delete a simple row in Rust.
January 4, 2024
- Rust SeaORM Tables
  
  I needed a way to manage database tables in Rust. These are my notes on using sea-orm-cli to set up and run my first migration with SeaORM.
January 3, 2024
- “?” Operator in Rust
  
  A quick note to myself on Rust's ? operator. It's a cleaner way to handle Result types by propagating errors instead of using a match block.
September 28, 2023
- Size of Solidity Variables
  
  Just a simple note to myself on the size of common Solidity types. A quick reference table for when I'm writing or auditing smart contracts.
September 23, 2023
- Transparent vs UUPS Proxies
  
  A quick reference for Solidity proxy patterns. This is my breakdown of Transparent vs. UUPS, comparing gas overhead and the location of the upgrade logic.
September 14, 2023
- Multichain Testing with Foundry
  
  Figuring out how to test on multiple chains with Foundry. My notes on using vm.createFork to set up different network forks inside my test files.
October 18, 2022
- Get ETH Balance using Ethers.js
  
  My quick reference for fetching an ETH balance using Ethers.js. It's way easier than calling the eth_getBalance RPC and converting the hex value.