Hello, World 👋

Welcome to palash.dev — my personal corner of the internet where I write about building products, engineering craft, and the occasionally unhinged side of shipping software.

What to expect

This blog will cover a few recurring themes:

Product engineering — building things that ship, not just compile
Architecture deep-dives — decisions that survive production
Developer tooling — the stuff that makes the craft enjoyable
Shipping fast — velocity without sacrificing quality

The stack behind this site

This site is built with:

Astro 6       → Static-first, content-focused framework
React         → Interactive islands where needed  
Tailwind v4   → Utility-first CSS with @theme config
Cloudflare    → Edge deployment, zero cold starts
MDX           → Markdown + components for rich content

Why Astro?

I’ve built sites with Next.js, Gatsby, Hugo, and raw HTML. Astro hits a sweet spot for content-focused sites:

Zero JS by default — ship HTML, hydrate only what needs interactivity
Content collections — type-safe frontmatter, no more YAML guessing
View transitions — smooth page navigation without an SPA runtime
Island architecture — React where you need it, Astro everywhere else

More posts coming soon. If you’re reading this, thanks for stopping by.

— Palash