Michael Xymitoulias BlogMichael Xymitoulias is a software engineer and engineering manager focused on developer tools, technical leadership, React, TypeScript, and software teams.https://michxymi.comen-GBMy NextJS Site Shipped 900 KB of JavaScript. Here's What Replaced It.https://michxymi.com/blog/my-nextjs-site-shipped-900kb-javascripthttps://michxymi.com/blog/my-nextjs-site-shipped-900kb-javascriptCVEs every other day. Mystery Core Web Vitals on a static site. 891 KB of client-side JavaScript to render text and images. Here's how Astro, Starwind UI, and Cloudflare Workers cut it by 91%.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTI Stopped Fighting Desktop Frameworks. Here's What I Use Instead.https://michxymi.com/blog/i-stopped-fighting-desktop-frameworkshttps://michxymi.com/blog/i-stopped-fighting-desktop-frameworksElectron is bloated. Tauri wants you to learn Rust. Qt costs money. Here's how Pywebview let me stop compromising.Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTYour NPM Dependencies Are a Liability. Here's the Fix.https://michxymi.com/blog/npm-dependencies-are-a-liabilityhttps://michxymi.com/blog/npm-dependencies-are-a-liabilityNPM's trust model is broken by design. Learn how PNPM's security features can protect your projects from supply chain attacks.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTHello, It’s Mehttps://michxymi.com/blog/hello-its-mehttps://michxymi.com/blog/hello-its-meA mildly confrontational blog about software, teams, and the mistakes I’ll admit to in public.Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT