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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 13/07/2025

🚨 New section alert! I just added a “Side Quests” page to my website—documenting all the skills & adventures I’ve picked up outside software engineering. It’s also a way for me to show some more personality beyond my professional side

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 07/07/2025

sometimes not making a props optional `?:` is the right way to go when building a component try to minimize human error as much as possible

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 30/06/2025

hmm interesting, might try that. Thanks for the tips!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 30/06/2025

That makes sense! I’m wondering if there is a better way to do it for a fully custom components. It’s kinda rare for companies to purely use component library.

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 29/06/2025

After working on backend tasks for almost two weeks now, I feel like AI helps significantly since backend is usually more structured. But so far, I feel like I can't fully utilize AI when doing frontend. It's kind of hard with the design systems and personal touches.

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 25/06/2025

here's some code snippets

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 25/06/2025

the power of container queries ❤️ if you have an aside layout, make sure to utilize them! Tailwind has a nice docs about them tailwindcss.com/docs/respons... developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 13/02/2025

currently the problem is; if you search v12n, you won't find the full thing on google not like other numeronyms (a11y, k8s, i18n)

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 13/02/2025

can we popularize calling virtualization as v12n? I'm so tired of typing it in full

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 09/02/2025

looks like 50% theory is still true if an event is free, the amount of attendants will be 50% of registrants

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 09/02/2025

oh i forgot to post. Thanks to 240+ attendees! It’s been a while since my last webinar, this reminds me how much I like sharing verbally Next goal that I want to try is to do a talk in person 🤞

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 08/02/2025

ooh it’s a long one, I’ll add that to my list! if you haven’t watched shrinking yet, that’s my current favorite

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 08/02/2025

watched 3 series from apple tv so far: shrinking, ted lasso, severance not a single one is a miss 🤯 at this rate i might have to make the subscription permanent

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Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 07/02/2025

For anyone who makes content of any type, if you don't have one, think about starting a newsletter. You can be web-first, but newsletters are (even in 2025) such a good way to reach your audience. And if you have a small audience, it generally means they'll be an engaged audience!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 31/12/2024

Reflecting on 2024: 🎉 • First full-time job experience • Solo travel in South Korea • Business trip to Dubai • Skydiving thrill 🚀 Catch my year-end retrospective here theodorusclarence.com/blog/2024-re...

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The 2024 Retrospective | theodorusclarence.com

First Full-Time Year, Solo Travel while Working, Socializing, and more!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 29/12/2024

from the cost standpoint riding my own scooter or hailing one will undoubtedly be cheaper, but I'm paying for the time and energy saved to do something more productive

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 29/12/2024

I used to read more because I read when I commute. Now that I’m practically home majority of the time, I feel like I have no time to read. Now I prefer to hail a taxi (even though more expensive) because I can read on the way. *public transport works too!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 23/12/2024

Also, I'm really tempted to convert them back from App Router to Pages, or at least create both configurations that can be easily chosen by copying and pasting. I found myself using Pages with custom extensions more than App Router.

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 23/12/2024

3k stars 🥳 By the way, it's been a while since I initialized a new fresh project lately, so I might not have the latest info. Kindly open an issue or even contribute if you have something in mind!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 18/12/2024

It surprises me that not a lot of people care to add a focus style when doing frontend. Sometimes they even use "outline: none" instead 💀 Checking focus style is one of the pipeline both in self-coding and code review.

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 17/12/2024

List Animations using Motion for React @motion.dev Learn how to create smooth enter/exit animations: • Perfect height transitions with two-div technique • Clean spacing animations • Zero flickering • Component extraction tips Check it out 👇 theodorusclarence.com/blog/list-an...

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List Animation using Motion for React | theodorusclarence.com

An in-depth guide on how to animate enter and exit animation for list using Motion for React (previously Framer Motion).

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 16/12/2024

one tiny detail that people might miss: I took my time to line those up so it feels like a print on a literal notebook 🤣 also the title & date on the top right corner is dynamic!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 16/12/2024

now I'm scared to know more about what makes you to not trust

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 16/12/2024

wow, I never knew that there's so much stuff to think about 😵‍💫

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 16/12/2024

3 analytics providers seem to have different values. Does anybody have any idea why? Maybe it's due to different ad blocker and bot filtering?

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 14/12/2024

matcha latte with oat milk is so damn good i like the mild nutty flavor and subtle grainy aftertaste

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 13/12/2024

1 year after graduation, I realized that I didn't even have a soft copy of my degree and had never once sent it. That's how strong an online presence is.

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 11/12/2024

btw you can cache turborepo lint on github artifacts for free! link in thread

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 10/12/2024

writing on a book on my desk has more friction than opening an app on my phone when I’m already on the bed

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 10/12/2024

one thing i learned is to reduce friction as much as possible the less friction for you to do something, the easier it will turn into a habit

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 10/12/2024

my ongoing habit right now is writing daily highlights every night I’ve been doing this from around feb, first on a book, now moved to ios journal app

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 09/12/2024

woohoo 🍵 I can make it with tiny teaspoon of honey, cafes don’t understand the meaning of ‘less sweet’ istg

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 08/12/2024

yayy, i’ve been wanting this for a while

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 08/12/2024

my close friend bought me this after i mentored him for a few months he just landed a remote job to my company 🙇‍♂️🎉

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 03/12/2024

Finally had a free moment over the holiday break to mess around with some creative code ideas. I hacked on this little Web Component that outputs a shimmering pixel effect when its parent element is hovered. Read the post and check out the demo: ryanmulligan.dev/blog/pixel-c...

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 03/12/2024

🔍 Quick Tip: Fix VSCode's Annoying Import Suggestions! Tired of VSCode suggesting the wrong imports? You can fix them!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 03/12/2024

as an added bonus, my images now come from a custom domain 🤩 I'll share the statistics improvement in the future if this works 🤞

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 03/12/2024

Turns out my image CDN free tier was not ready for this number of visitors. I just wrapped them with an extra Cloudflare caching layer 🙈

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 01/12/2024

I’ve only been here a month, seems like I’ve been working a lot with CSS last month 🤣

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 30/11/2024

thanks! I just read one of the article, and it’s really good. Will finish all of them!

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 30/11/2024

just rewrote them to pure CSS, now faster and smoother! deployed on theodorusclarence.com, feel it yourself

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 29/11/2024

still have to do two more before publishing ✌️

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Clarence @theodorusclarence.com · 29/11/2024

I was using Canvas for the hero animation. It's JANKY in Firefox and consumed a lot of CPU 😱 I rewrote it using CSS transform & perspective. CSS is king for animation perf⚡ - nothing can compete.

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