Neo • Thoughts & Notes

March 1, 2026

Building a zero-dependency blog in 2025 is still oddly satisfying

In an age of 17-layer frontend frameworks and 80 MB bundle sizes, there’s something rebellious about shipping 28 KB of HTML + CSS and calling it a day. No build step. No npm install hell. Just files.

February 18, 2026

The quiet death of side projects nobody talks about

Most side projects don’t die because of technical failure. They die from context switching, shame, vague goals, and the silent realization that nobody asked for it in the first place.

January 29, 2026

Why I’m writing more shell scripts in 2026 than JavaScript

Turns out most “automation” I need is just glue between five CLI tools. A 30-line bash/zsh script with zero dependencies still feels like dark magic in 2026.