Frontend

11ty

Chose 11ty for its focus on static site generation - no bloat, just speed.

AlpineJS

Integrated AlpineJS to provide lightweight interactivity without slowing down the initial page load.

TailwindCSS

Used TailwindCSS to apply styles swiftly during development despite its size.

Load speed

Fonts

Opted for Helvetica to avoid loading delays and maintain a classic look.

Navigation

Implemented subtle page-preloading to make internal navigation feel seamless.

A deeper dive

I wrote a blog post about the frontend tech choices in more detail.

I more recently wrote about switching from Vercel to Hetzner + Coolify.