Optimism (for the web)

Optimism (for the web)

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Reflections on the React community
I’ve been using React professionally for almost 10 years across three different companies.
Aug 11, 2025 • Lee Robinson
A new chapter
It’s been almost a year since my last update.
Jul 21, 2025 • Lee Robinson
The JavaScript ecosystem in 2024
When there's competition in DevTools, developers win
Oct 30, 2024 • Lee Robinson
Summer 2024
A quick recap of my past few months.
Oct 19, 2024 • Lee Robinson
On Developer Marketing
What influences developers to adopt a product?
Mar 24, 2024 • Lee Robinson
How I'm Writing CSS in 2024
In case you haven't noticed, writing CSS got really good.
Jan 7, 2024 • Lee Robinson
Product and Platform Engineers
The divide between frontend and backend engineers is increasingly less useful:
Aug 7, 2023 • Lee Robinson
Make Something Developers Want
Five steps for building products developers love.
Jul 21, 2023 • Lee Robinson
Optimism (for the web)
Optimism (for the web)
I write about things in tech and web development that make me optimistic for the future.

Optimism (for the web)

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