Building PWAs for Real People, Not Perfect Networks
The assumption of perfect connectivity is a luxury most users don't have. Here's how to build for the reality of flaky networks and interrupted sessions.
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PWA & JavaScript Developer — Hull, East Yorkshire
Building for the Real World
I'm a hands-on developer with 15+ years of experience building PWAs, JavaScript applications, and headless architectures. This is where I share what I'm learning, building, and sometimes breaking.
What I'm Working With
My current stack and areas of focus. I've worked across many technologies over the years, but these are what I'm building with right now.
Progressive Web Apps
Offline-first, installable web applications. I'm particularly interested in PWAs for environments with poor connectivity — the real world isn't always online.
Nuxt & Vue.js
My go-to frontend framework. I've been building with Vue since 2018 and Nuxt 3 is now my default for most projects.
Supabase
PostgreSQL, auth, storage, and realtime — all in one. I use Supabase for most of my backend needs these days.
Headless Architecture
Decoupled frontends, API-first backends, structured content. This is how I build everything now.
Latest from the Blog
Technical deep-dives, build logs, and lessons learned. Most of these start as YouTube videos.
From Magento to PWAs: What Actually Carries Over
Fifteen years in Magento taught me things that still matter in modern JavaScript stacks — and things I had to completely unlearn.
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Offline-First Isn't Optional Anymore
Offline capability isn't a feature. It's a baseline requirement. Here's what that actually means in practice — and the mistakes I made learning it.
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The Journey So Far
From Magento in 2009 to headless in 2024
1
2009
Magento & WordPress
Started in web development. Founded Nailed It Design, a Magento and WordPress agency.
2
2016
The Northern Foundry
Merged with a marketing company. Worked as Technical Director on larger eCommerce, SEO, and PR projects.
3
2018
Headless & Vue.js
Joined H&H Comms. Built headless software solutions using Vue.js and API-driven architectures.
4
2020
Head of Development
Joined Ponderosa Agency. Currently leading development while staying 100% hands-on.
Regardless of the job title — Technical Director, Head of Development, Senior Developer — I've always been the one writing code. That's not going to change.
I experiment in public. I share what works and what doesn't. Not everything here is polished, and that's intentional.
Looking for Consultancy Work?
Client projects, contracts, and consultancy work happen through Headless Digital — my separate consultancy brand.
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