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Den Odell

Frontend architect and author of "Fast by Default: Practical Performance Engineering" (Manning, 2026). Built platforms for Canva, Volvo, Nike, and MINI.

Location United Kingdom Joined Joined on  Personal website https://denodell.com

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The Great Agent Skills Land Grab
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The Great Agent Skills Land Grab

#ai #engineering #skills
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Browsers Treat Big Sites Differently
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Browsers Treat Big Sites Differently

#browsers #webdev #compatibility
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The Design-Minded Engineer
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The Design-Minded Engineer

#design #ai #frontend
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12 min read
You're Looking at the Wrong Pretext Demo
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You're Looking at the Wrong Pretext Demo

#performance #frontend #javascript #a11y
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Constraints and the Lost Art of Optimization
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Constraints and the Lost Art of Optimization

#performance #optimization #history
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The Main Thread Is Not Yours
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The Main Thread Is Not Yours

#performance #frontend #javascript
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Escape Velocity: Break Free from Framework Gravity
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Escape Velocity: Break Free from Framework Gravity

#frontend #frameworks #javascript #react
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HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The <output> Tag
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HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The <output> Tag

#html #a11y #forms #semantics
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Code Reviews That Actually Improve Frontend Quality
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Code Reviews That Actually Improve Frontend Quality

#frontend #codereviews #a11y #performance
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4 min read
We Keep Reinventing CSS, but Styling Was Never the Problem
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We Keep Reinventing CSS, but Styling Was Never the Problem

#css #frontend #architecture
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The Web Is About to Get Better for Everyone, Everywhere
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The Web Is About to Get Better for Everyone, Everywhere

#a11y #frontend #policy
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AI Is Just The Latest Frontend Killer. Don't Panic.
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AI Is Just The Latest Frontend Killer. Don't Panic.

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Building the Web in Islands, Not Mountains
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Building the Web in Islands, Not Mountains

#frontend #architecture #frameworks
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Hacking Layout Before CSS Even Existed
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Hacking Layout Before CSS Even Existed

#frontend #css #html #history
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4 min read
Want to Be a Better Frontend Engineer? Try a Week On-Call
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Want to Be a Better Frontend Engineer? Try a Week On-Call

#frontend #oncall #codequality #webdev
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