Adam
@adamhenson.bsky.social
Thinking out loud about code, design, and how to stay sane in tech’s attention storm. Building tools, writing thoughts, and chasing clarity.
The best teams ship features 2-3x faster with a solid design system.
When behavior is unpredictable, your interface needs to be rock solid. It's about creating a shared language so teams stop wasting cycles and users feel confident.
When behavior is unpredictable, your interface needs to be rock solid. It's about creating a shared language so teams stop wasting cycles and users feel confident.
Design Systems: The Secret Weapon AI Products Can't Ship Without
Design systems are no longer optional for modern software teams, especially those building AI-powered products. Learn why they're critical for speed, trust, and scalability.
www.adamhenson.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The best teams ship features 2-3x faster with a solid design system.
When behavior is unpredictable, your interface needs to be rock solid. It's about creating a shared language so teams stop wasting cycles and users feel confident.
When behavior is unpredictable, your interface needs to be rock solid. It's about creating a shared language so teams stop wasting cycles and users feel confident.
After months of interviews, I realized: my brain is a compiler, not an interpreter.
I need time to process the full problem and validate edge cases. Makes me great at building robust systems. Terrible at whiteboard interviews.
I need time to process the full problem and validate edge cases. Makes me great at building robust systems. Terrible at whiteboard interviews.
When Your Brain Compiles Code Better Than Words
Technical interviews favor rapid verbal synthesis over deep systematic thinking. Learn why some engineers struggle with live coding interviews and discover practical strategies to bridge different cog...
www.adamhenson.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After months of interviews, I realized: my brain is a compiler, not an interpreter.
I need time to process the full problem and validate edge cases. Makes me great at building robust systems. Terrible at whiteboard interviews.
I need time to process the full problem and validate edge cases. Makes me great at building robust systems. Terrible at whiteboard interviews.
Shared TypeScript types = enforceable contracts between frontend and backend. How Zod, Prisma, GraphQL Codegen enable type sharing in monorepos.
Type Safety as a Contract: Building Bridges in Monorepos
How TypeScript, Zod, Prisma, and GraphQL Codegen enable type sharing across frontend and backend in monorepos
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November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Shared TypeScript types = enforceable contracts between frontend and backend. How Zod, Prisma, GraphQL Codegen enable type sharing in monorepos.
Tired of color chaos? OKLCH is the answer.
Perceptually uniform colors mean predictable dark modes, zero drift, and one source of truth. CSS-first tokens with Tailwind v4 = game over for hex hell.
Your future self will thank you.
Perceptually uniform colors mean predictable dark modes, zero drift, and one source of truth. CSS-first tokens with Tailwind v4 = game over for hex hell.
Your future self will thank you.
OKLCH to the Rescue? Rethinking Color Systems for Modern UI Design
Why OKLCH is becoming essential for unified, maintainable, and accessible color systems in today's frontend stacks.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Tired of color chaos? OKLCH is the answer.
Perceptually uniform colors mean predictable dark modes, zero drift, and one source of truth. CSS-first tokens with Tailwind v4 = game over for hex hell.
Your future self will thank you.
Perceptually uniform colors mean predictable dark modes, zero drift, and one source of truth. CSS-first tokens with Tailwind v4 = game over for hex hell.
Your future self will thank you.
Accessibility overlays are pizza toppings on cardboard crust. They don't fix inaccessible code - they hide it.
Real a11y is baked in: semantic HTML, proper ARIA, shift-left testing. Build the ramp into the blueprint, not bolted on at launch 👇
Real a11y is baked in: semantic HTML, proper ARIA, shift-left testing. Build the ramp into the blueprint, not bolted on at launch 👇
Accessibility Is a Design Ingredient - Not Topping: Why Overlays Can’t Rescue Broken UX
Rethink accessibility beyond overlays and widgets. Learn why coding semantic HTML and ARIA roles is vital for truly inclusive web apps.
www.adamhenson.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Accessibility overlays are pizza toppings on cardboard crust. They don't fix inaccessible code - they hide it.
Real a11y is baked in: semantic HTML, proper ARIA, shift-left testing. Build the ramp into the blueprint, not bolted on at launch 👇
Real a11y is baked in: semantic HTML, proper ARIA, shift-left testing. Build the ramp into the blueprint, not bolted on at launch 👇
Node.js 21 brings native fetch(), Web Streams, and WebSocket APIs to the server. Finally, real isomorphism between frontend and backend.
No more node-fetch wrappers or stream adapters. Same patterns, both sides of the stack 👇
No more node-fetch wrappers or stream adapters. Same patterns, both sides of the stack 👇
Node.js in 2025: When the Server Speaks the Browser’s Language
Node.js 21 brings fetch, WebStreams, and WebSocket APIs to the backend, closing the gap between server and browser JavaScript.
www.adamhenson.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Node.js 21 brings native fetch(), Web Streams, and WebSocket APIs to the server. Finally, real isomorphism between frontend and backend.
No more node-fetch wrappers or stream adapters. Same patterns, both sides of the stack 👇
No more node-fetch wrappers or stream adapters. Same patterns, both sides of the stack 👇
Formik, your days might be numbered. React 19’s new form hooks change everything about form state. Are we finally done over-engineering inputs? 👇
React 19 Hooks Breathing New Life into Form State Management
React 19's native form hooks are changing how engineers approach form state, reducing the need for libraries like Formik and revisiting native HTML solutions.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Formik, your days might be numbered. React 19’s new form hooks change everything about form state. Are we finally done over-engineering inputs? 👇
AI is reshaping what “software engineer” even means.
I wrote about why the future might belong to Design Engineers - hybrids who bridge design, dev, and infra.
Are we headed toward necessity-driven generalists?
I wrote about why the future might belong to Design Engineers - hybrids who bridge design, dev, and infra.
Are we headed toward necessity-driven generalists?
Why Design Engineers Are the Future: Thriving as a Developer in the Age of AI
How T-shaped engineers who blend design, frontend, and systems thinking will outlast AI automation. Learn why becoming a Design Engineer—a hybrid designer-developer-architect—is the key to career surv...
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November 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
AI is reshaping what “software engineer” even means.
I wrote about why the future might belong to Design Engineers - hybrids who bridge design, dev, and infra.
Are we headed toward necessity-driven generalists?
I wrote about why the future might belong to Design Engineers - hybrids who bridge design, dev, and infra.
Are we headed toward necessity-driven generalists?