Brandur Leung
Long-form engineering essays. Postgres-flavored.
brandur.org · reading
Increment Magazine
Quarterly essays on a single engineering theme.
increment.com · reading
Ciechanowski explainers
The gold standard for interactive technical writing.
ciechanow.ski · reading
Maggie Appleton — Garden
Notes-as-thinking. Beautifully cross-linked.
maggieappleton.com · reading
tldraw
A whiteboard built like a serious product. Worth studying.
tldraw.com · tools
Excalidraw
My default for explaining anything to my future self.
excalidraw.com · tools
Cobalt
Saves media from the open web without dark patterns.
cobalt.tools · tools
Fly.io
Where most of my side projects live.
fly.io · tools
Refactoring UI
The book I recommend most often to engineers.
refactoringui.com · design
Vercel design
Restraint, pacing, micro-interactions. The reference.
vercel.com · design
Linear design
Worth scrolling slowly through every release page.
linear.app · design
Rauno Freiberg
Motion design without the overwrought feeling.
rauno.me · design
Lethain — Staff Engineer essays
On the shape of senior IC work.
lethain.com · inbox
Patrick Collison — questions
A list I return to once a year.
patrickcollison.com · inbox
Shape Up by Basecamp
How I now think about product cycles.
basecamp.com · inbox