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4 pieces filed under “product engineering”.

Product · 2 July 2026 · 8 min

Optimistic UI, with integrity

Optimistic updates that keep trust: where optimism is safe vs dangerous, rollback UX when the server says no, reconciliation patterns and the latency maths behind it all.

optimistic UIlatency metricsstate management

Product · 30 June 2026 · 9 min

Two tabs, one truth: state across windows

Multi-tab state consistency without the baffling UX: storage events, BroadcastChannel, optimistic locks, and how to disclose last-write-wins before it betrays someone.

state managementmulti-tabconsistency

Engineering · 11 June 2026 · 11 min

Rolling your own search in 2026: cheaper and better than you think

Search is a product, not a plugin. When we self-host Meilisearch or Typesense instead of renting the big names, how we tune typo tolerance, and the UX that forgives.

searcharchitectureUX

Engineering · 12 Nov 2024 · 10 min

Feature flags without the graveyard

Flag discipline for product squads: lifecycle stages, a naming grammar, expiry automation, analytics hooks, and the monthly flag funeral that keeps codebases young.

feature flagsprogressive rollouttechnical debt