Engineering notebook

Bold ideas, production-minded notes, and a sharper publishing surface.

Calm systems, sharper tools, and notes from the workbench.

Building software, experimenting with AI, and documenting what actually works.

Static-firstAI-assisted workflowsCloudflare + Astro

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AI x Web

Practical engineering workflows, delivery systems, and front-end craft.

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Aaron Russell

An active notebook for building, testing, and refining ideas in public.

Current workbench

What I’m building right now

Ideas, systems, and publishing workflows I’m actively refining right now.

This blog platform

A static-first Astro, Contentful, and Cloudflare setup tuned for durable writing, solid SEO, and minimal JavaScript.

AI-assisted engineering workflows

Practical notes on shipping real product improvements with AI in the loop, without turning everything into a demo.

Publishing systems that age well

A lightweight publishing setup that stays easy to maintain while still feeling editorial, personal, and fast.

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Fresh notes from the notebook

Recent writing, experiments, and practical implementation details.

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Building Pit Crew: Creating a Fantasy Motorsport Prediction Game from Scratch
A behind-the-scenes look at building Pit Crew, a fantasy motorsport prediction game. From the initial idea and technology choices to branding, domains, and...
28th May 2026
- Pit Crew
- Development
- App
- Web
- PWA
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Angular vs. React vs. Vue: Choosing the Right JavaScript Framework for Your Project
In this blog post, we'll embark on a comprehensive comparison journey to help you make an informed decision when selecting the right JavaScript framework fo...
1st September 2023
- Web Development
- Angular
- React
- Vue
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Comparing Content Management and Publishing Platforms: WordPress vs. Contentful vs. Ghost vs. Medium
In this blog post, we'll conduct a comprehensive comparison of four key platforms: WordPress, Contentful, Ghost, and Medium.
19th August 2023
- CMS
- Web
- Development

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Edge-first web architecture

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Agentic developer tooling

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Static-first publishing, modern TypeScript, and lightweight infrastructure choices that keep the site maintainable.

Astro

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