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Shopify Section Rendering API: 6 Patterns That Cut Storefront TTFB by 60%
Cart drawer refresh swaps one section in 180ms instead of reloading the full PDP at 1.2s.
The Lab · Written in the open · Tagged performance
Lab.
Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
17 entries · latest 2026-10-20
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Astro 5 vs Next.js for Marketing Sites: I Migrated 3 Projects
Next.js dev server cold start hit 14 seconds on a static portfolio, that was the breaking point.
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Shopify Theme Performance: From 62 to 98 Lighthouse in One Weekend
I took raxxo.shop from a 62 Lighthouse mobile score to 98 without leaving the Liquid theme, and this…
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The 7 Postgres Indexes That Took My API From 400ms to 40ms
I took one of my APIs from 400ms p95 to 40ms p95 by fixing 7 missing or wrong…
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Pure CSS Animations That Replace JavaScript Libraries
Radar sweeps, HUD effects, floating labels. All pure CSS, zero dependencies, 60fps.