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Published notes and experiments currently on the site.
Engineering notebook
Bold ideas, production-minded notes, and a sharper publishing surface.
Software engineering for products, static-first websites, and AI-assisted delivery.
I build products with Angular, Firebase, Astro, Contentful, and Cloudflare, then write down the implementation details, AI-assisted workflows, trade-offs, and lessons that survive contact with production.
Static-firstAI-assisted workflowsCloudflare + Astro
AI x Web
Practical engineering workflows, delivery systems, and front-end craft.
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. More background lives on the About page.
This blog platform
A static-first Astro, Contentful, and Cloudflare setup tuned for durable writing, solid SEO, and minimal JavaScript.
Explore moreAI-assisted engineering workflows
Practical notes on shipping real product improvements with AI in the loop, without turning everything into a demo.
Explore morePublishing systems that age well
A lightweight publishing setup that stays easy to maintain while still feeling editorial, personal, and fast.
Explore moreLatest writing
Fresh notes from the notebook
Recent writing, experiments, and practical implementation details.
Fresh note 
Latest writing
Read articleBuilding 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...
Latest writing
Read articleAngular 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...
Latest writing
Read articleComparing 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.
Featured topics
Start with the areas I keep returning to
Use topic collections to jump into recurring themes without digging through the full archive.
Angular and app architecture
7 postsPractical notes on Angular architecture, Firebase trade-offs, and building maintainable app foundations.
Astro and Cloudflare
7 postsNotes on Astro, Cloudflare Pages, edge delivery, and static-first systems that stay easy to maintain.
Performance and SEO
19 postsPerformance, Core Web Vitals, SEO, and web platform decisions that improve discovery and real-world usability.
AI-assisted development
3 postsExperience-led notes on AI-assisted development, agent workflows, review practices, and keeping human judgement in the delivery loop.
Currently exploring
Questions worth spending time on
Areas I’m actively researching, prototyping, or pressure-testing in real projects.
Edge-first web architecture
Notes and experiments will land in the blog as they turn into something useful.
Agentic developer tooling
Notes and experiments will land in the blog as they turn into something useful.
Modern frontend performance
Notes and experiments will land in the blog as they turn into something useful.
Maintainable product design systems
Notes and experiments will land in the blog as they turn into something useful.
Tools and stack
Deliberately simple where it matters
Static-first publishing, modern TypeScript, and lightweight infrastructure choices that keep the site maintainable.
Astro
TypeScript
Contentful
Cloudflare Pages
Node.js
AI tooling
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