Mae Capozzi
@mcapoz.bsky.social
#blacklivesmatter • frontend infrastructure engineer • co-founder of dedicated co (http://dedicated.codes) • design systems and frontend infrastructure newsletter (http://maecapozzi.com/newsletter)
Today's Frontend Infrastructure newsletter issue was about driving impact as a designer or an engineer, code-splitting your webpack bundle for performance gains, and height in CSS.
Give it a read and let me know what you think :)
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/86
#frontend #engineering #webpack
Give it a read and let me know what you think :)
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/86
#frontend #engineering #webpack
Today's Issue: Driving impact as a designer or an engineer, code-splitting your webpack bundle for performance gains, and height in CSS.
maecapozzi.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today's Frontend Infrastructure newsletter issue was about driving impact as a designer or an engineer, code-splitting your webpack bundle for performance gains, and height in CSS.
Give it a read and let me know what you think :)
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/86
#frontend #engineering #webpack
Give it a read and let me know what you think :)
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/86
#frontend #engineering #webpack
Ever since Twitter was sold, it's been really hard for me to grow my newsletter. I can't seem to reach the same people with the same level of interest. Is Bluesky the place?
May 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Ever since Twitter was sold, it's been really hard for me to grow my newsletter. I can't seem to reach the same people with the same level of interest. Is Bluesky the place?
This week's newsletter touched on debugging the TypeScript compiler, pnpm catalog, sharing assertions instead of suggestions, and more!
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/85
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/85
Today's Issue: Debugging the TypeScript compiler, making assertions instead of suggestions, and mistakes engineers make in large, established codebases.
maecapozzi.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This week's newsletter touched on debugging the TypeScript compiler, pnpm catalog, sharing assertions instead of suggestions, and more!
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/85
maecapozzi.com/newsletter/85
The Lucy Dacus concert was fucking fantastic.
April 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Lucy Dacus concert was fucking fantastic.
Using a cursor a whole lot these days and yes...it can be very fast. But also I think my brain is dying??
April 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Using a cursor a whole lot these days and yes...it can be very fast. But also I think my brain is dying??
When it comes to CSS architecture in complex projects, maintaining control over the cascade is crucial.
If you've ever battled with unpredictable CSS loading orders due to bundlers like Vite or Webpack, this week's deep dive is for you.
#css #cssarchitecture #frontendplatform #@layer
If you've ever battled with unpredictable CSS loading orders due to bundlers like Vite or Webpack, this week's deep dive is for you.
#css #cssarchitecture #frontendplatform #@layer
March 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
When it comes to CSS architecture in complex projects, maintaining control over the cascade is crucial.
If you've ever battled with unpredictable CSS loading orders due to bundlers like Vite or Webpack, this week's deep dive is for you.
#css #cssarchitecture #frontendplatform #@layer
If you've ever battled with unpredictable CSS loading orders due to bundlers like Vite or Webpack, this week's deep dive is for you.
#css #cssarchitecture #frontendplatform #@layer
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
🚨 IMPORTANT: In-person absentee voting starts TOMORROW here in Wisconsin.
Election Day is April 1.
🚨 The balance of power in our Supreme Court is at stake.
🚨The despicable Elon Musk and his anti-American Orcs are trying to buy our Court here.
🚨 DO NOT LET THEM.
🚨 Support Judge Susan Crawford!
Election Day is April 1.
🚨 The balance of power in our Supreme Court is at stake.
🚨The despicable Elon Musk and his anti-American Orcs are trying to buy our Court here.
🚨 DO NOT LET THEM.
🚨 Support Judge Susan Crawford!
Judge Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Judge Susan Crawford is a former prosecutor and current Circuit Court Judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect the rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
www.crawfordforwi.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
🚨 IMPORTANT: In-person absentee voting starts TOMORROW here in Wisconsin.
Election Day is April 1.
🚨 The balance of power in our Supreme Court is at stake.
🚨The despicable Elon Musk and his anti-American Orcs are trying to buy our Court here.
🚨 DO NOT LET THEM.
🚨 Support Judge Susan Crawford!
Election Day is April 1.
🚨 The balance of power in our Supreme Court is at stake.
🚨The despicable Elon Musk and his anti-American Orcs are trying to buy our Court here.
🚨 DO NOT LET THEM.
🚨 Support Judge Susan Crawford!
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
Remember to never again vote for Gavin Newsom for anything unless it’s to be Governor of the Bottom of The Sea
March 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Remember to never again vote for Gavin Newsom for anything unless it’s to be Governor of the Bottom of The Sea
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
Visiting friends in New York
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Visiting friends in New York
Spent some time this weekend redesigning my website using Cursor. I’ve been holding off because I thought it’d take me a long time to code it. With Cursor it probably took about ~4 hours.
March 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Spent some time this weekend redesigning my website using Cursor. I’ve been holding off because I thought it’d take me a long time to code it. With Cursor it probably took about ~4 hours.
Not the british royal saying this lol
Ivar on Traitors: “good triumphs over evil every time”
My wife and I in unison: “no it doesn’t”
My wife and I in unison: “no it doesn’t”
March 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not the british royal saying this lol
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
Rep. Zooey Zephyr - My Wife - just gave an incredible speech against a drag ban in Montana. It was so strong that a Republican rose to speak passionately against the bill, chastising the sponsor.
The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes!
This is the power of representation.
The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes!
This is the power of representation.
March 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Rep. Zooey Zephyr - My Wife - just gave an incredible speech against a drag ban in Montana. It was so strong that a Republican rose to speak passionately against the bill, chastising the sponsor.
The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes!
This is the power of representation.
The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes!
This is the power of representation.
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
When people spend time learning to write they’re told they’ll never get a job; but if people think a computer system has learned how to write, they act like it can do anybody’s job
March 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
When people spend time learning to write they’re told they’ll never get a job; but if people think a computer system has learned how to write, they act like it can do anybody’s job
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
March 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
I started my career as a frontend engineer, then shifted into the design systems niche.
Over the past 3 years, my role has significantly expanded to encompass what I've taken to calling Frontend Platform.
I attempted to define the role in my newsletter this morning: maecapozzi.com/newsletter/79
Over the past 3 years, my role has significantly expanded to encompass what I've taken to calling Frontend Platform.
I attempted to define the role in my newsletter this morning: maecapozzi.com/newsletter/79
This newsletter has historically been mostly about design systems. However, as frontend engineering continues to evolve, the challenges extend far beyond UI components. My roles have expanded to address these broader concerns, and I want this newsletter to reflect that growth.
maecapozzi.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I started my career as a frontend engineer, then shifted into the design systems niche.
Over the past 3 years, my role has significantly expanded to encompass what I've taken to calling Frontend Platform.
I attempted to define the role in my newsletter this morning: maecapozzi.com/newsletter/79
Over the past 3 years, my role has significantly expanded to encompass what I've taken to calling Frontend Platform.
I attempted to define the role in my newsletter this morning: maecapozzi.com/newsletter/79
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
There is no such thing as AI art. It’s all spam.
February 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
There is no such thing as AI art. It’s all spam.
It’s hard to take advancements in AI models seriously when articles about them use hideous AI generated imagery.
February 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It’s hard to take advancements in AI models seriously when articles about them use hideous AI generated imagery.
I wish it were easier. But it is so so so much better than plain javascript for maintaining enterprise-level software.
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I wish it were easier. But it is so so so much better than plain javascript for maintaining enterprise-level software.
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
In my few experiments I have been able to get it to generate decent code but I had to feed it a ton of code that I had already written by hand and still had to make changes to it. And it was a tiny use case of building a design systems component.
On a scale of 1-10 for how surprised I am to hear this, I think this would rank as a -50
"GitClear’s latest report exposes rising code duplication and declining quality as AI coding tools gain in popularity."
leaddev.com/software-qua...
"GitClear’s latest report exposes rising code duplication and declining quality as AI coding tools gain in popularity."
leaddev.com/software-qua...
How AI generated code compounds technical debt
GitClear’s latest report exposes rising code duplication and declining quality as AI coding tools gain in popularity.
leaddev.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In my few experiments I have been able to get it to generate decent code but I had to feed it a ton of code that I had already written by hand and still had to make changes to it. And it was a tiny use case of building a design systems component.
Reposted by Mae Capozzi
this is how you can tell somebody doesn't know what they're doing
LLMs produce unusable, wrong "answers" a significant chunk of the time.
even highly educated people are painfully gullible. all you gotta do is animate the text like it's typing and these suckers slurp it down like mommy's milk
LLMs produce unusable, wrong "answers" a significant chunk of the time.
even highly educated people are painfully gullible. all you gotta do is animate the text like it's typing and these suckers slurp it down like mommy's milk
If you have zero education, but learn how to ask AI models the right questions , in many jobs you will be able to outperform someone with an advanced degree, but who is unwilling to use Large Language Models.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
February 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
this is how you can tell somebody doesn't know what they're doing
LLMs produce unusable, wrong "answers" a significant chunk of the time.
even highly educated people are painfully gullible. all you gotta do is animate the text like it's typing and these suckers slurp it down like mommy's milk
LLMs produce unusable, wrong "answers" a significant chunk of the time.
even highly educated people are painfully gullible. all you gotta do is animate the text like it's typing and these suckers slurp it down like mommy's milk
I use recursion so infrequently in my ~10 year professional career that I remember every single time I have used it.
1. Last week to build a dropdown with nested subpanels
2. Last May to highlight the selected index in a sidebar
1. Last week to build a dropdown with nested subpanels
2. Last May to highlight the selected index in a sidebar
February 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I use recursion so infrequently in my ~10 year professional career that I remember every single time I have used it.
1. Last week to build a dropdown with nested subpanels
2. Last May to highlight the selected index in a sidebar
1. Last week to build a dropdown with nested subpanels
2. Last May to highlight the selected index in a sidebar