Writing on software engineering, energy, and the climate.

All of my long-form thoughts about how programming can make the world a better place, and more, collected in chronological order.

Google Analytics illegal in Europe: how I've replaced it

Learn about the need to replace Google Analytics with a privacy-conscious alternative like Fathom in light of the EU's GDPR and Google Analytics' classification as illegal in Europe. Find out why Fathom is a smart choice for website owners who want to track their site's performance without compromising visitor privacy.

How to improve website performance by optimizing images

Learn about the importance of image optimization for web performance and how tools like Cloudinary can make it easy to optimize images at scale. Find out about modern image formats like AVIF and WEBP and how to implement them on your website to reduce file sizes and improve performance.