Stop Waiting for the Backend. Mock It and Ship the UI.
Someone had to say it.
The backend is "two more days" away. It has been two more days for a while. Here is a spicy position: the UI should never wait for it.
Sees the whole board. Still opens DevTools first.
If a feature needs a meeting to explain, it needs a better button.
Arun runs ProxyCeptor and sets its direction: developer tools that respect people's time and never pretend a hard problem is easy. He writes about the bets behind the product, what the team chose not to build, and the industry shifts that change how web and TV apps get shipped. Expect short sentences, a clear opinion and exactly one joke.
Big-picture, dry, decisive. Short sentences. Explains why something matters to the business, then lands one joke.
The "here is what we got wrong" post.
“Ship it, then measure it.”
Someone had to say it.
The backend is "two more days" away. It has been two more days for a while. Here is a spicy position: the UI should never wait for it.
The unpolished version.
The decisions we made on purpose, the constraints that forced our hand, and why one small JSON shape ended up running everywhere.