I'm Paul, a software engineer focused on React and Next.js, with nearly two decades shipping production software.

Currently exploring how AI agents are transforming the craft of software development. I've built platforms handling millions of transactions for retail operations across Europe.

I write about React, Next.js, AI-assisted development, and engineering leadership.

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• Props, Children, and Component Composition in React

  Learn how props and the children prop work in React, and how to use component composition to build f...

• Extracting a Queries Layer from Next.js Server Components

  How to remove direct Prisma calls from page components by introducing a typed queries layer, and why...

• The Virtual DOM and How React Reconciliation Works

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