Build log
Decisions already made.
These describe work that is finished, not work that is planned. Each one says what the decision was, what it costs us, and what holds it in place when nobody is watching.
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Why this website runs no JavaScript
This site ships no executable script. Here is the policy that enforces it, what that costs us, and why we never added it in the first place.
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Two kinds of friction: the ones we delete, and the ones we keep on purpose
Some friction is our fault and we delete it. Some exists because the smooth version would be worse for you. Here is the rule we use when we cannot tell which is which.
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We made our principles fail the build
We found one of our non-negotiable commitments living in nine different places. Here is the check we wrote, and why it deliberately does not require them to be identical.