Building a Block-Based Blog Detail Page

A deep dive into why I am moving the blog toward markdown-first authoring instead of hand-written UI blocks.

Designing a Dracula-Inspired UI System

Using tokens, MUI primitives, and consistent accents across the app without losing the Dracula mood.

Why I Chose Block-Based Content

A retrospective on the block-based experiment, what it taught me, and why markdown-first is still the better product decision.

Writing Workflow for a Markdown-First Blog

Planning the writer experience first: compose, preview, metadata, and review submission before wiring up auth and backend flows.

Building a Review Queue UI

Designing the admin review surface so editors can quickly inspect submissions, understand context, and decide the next action.