colbywhite.dev

Full-stack engineer by trade, framework enthusiast by necessity. The key to my heart? A well-written README. I’ve worked in both startups and big companies — and still think open source is where the magic happens.

Recent Posts

• The time I accidentally created my own CMS

  Published on 31 May, 2025 CDT

  Sometimes a dev just wants to have a little fun and a hacked-together CMS emerges. I am who I am.

• Shots fired at React ecosystem (but not React itself)

  Published on 16 May, 2025 CDT

  Hyper, the latest "React Alternative", is more of a _react_ion to questionable coupling.

• The library works. Probably.

  Published on 14 May, 2025 CDT

  Who's got time to test things? Not unpaid open source devs.

• Static content today, real-time tomorrow?

  Published on 3 May, 2025 CDT

  Patiently waiting for Astro's live loaders while investigating a CMS I may or may not need.

• Dev notes: new site, who this

  Updated on 25 Apr, 2025 CDT

  Revamped the site, swapped stacks, and wrote down all the side projects rattling around in my head. Geez, that list is overwhelming.

Recent Bookmarks

• RedwoodSDK 1.0: Getting Out of the Weeds

  Bookmarked on 16 Mar, 2026 CDT

• The two worlds of programming: why developers who make the same observations about LLMs come to opposite conclusions

  Bookmarked on 16 Mar, 2026 CDT

• Sprites on the Web

  Bookmarked on 6 Mar, 2026 CST

• Can't Maintain — React Prop Naming Game

  Bookmarked on 3 Mar, 2026 CST

• Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity

  Bookmarked on 3 Mar, 2026 CST