Caleb O.

I'm learning how to use software to create optimal experiences for people around the world. In my free time, you'll find me writing about the things I learn on my blog, trying to make sense of functional programming,memory,how computers workin general, and the world around me, throughbooks.

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recent posts

3 min read

02 Jan, 2026

This frailty

take care of yourself, while you still can

#meh

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13 min read

01 Jan, 2026

a thrum of defiance

an excerpt of what i've been up to since 2023

#year-review

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5 min read

23 Jul, 2025

On Buffers, Binary Serialization and Endianness

Buffers/Array Buffers in JavaScript are actually interesting — for now, at least. I share a little about the stuff I learned about endianness and binary object serialization.

#buffers

#ascii

#endianness

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4 min read

17 May, 2025

React performance: Memoization

Some stuff/learnings on basic Memoization in React

#react

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recent talks

June 29, 2024

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Improving UX on the web with URLs

#web

#ui

#techfest

December 2, 2023

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Building npm packages in 2023 — and beyond

#javascript

#devfest

March 25, 2023

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Growing by creating OSS projects

#oss

November 16, 2022

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Building performant and user-centric applications on the web.

#performance

October 28, 2021

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Protecting API Keys in production with Next.js API routes

#nextjs