James Coombs

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The CSS Problem Nobody Thinks Is Solvable

The CSS Problem Nobody Thinks Is Solvable

Two design systems on one page usually means a rewrite. A two-tier CSS architecture, scoped plus utilities, lets them coexist without one.

csswebdevfrontendrefactoring
Your Migration Guide Is Already Wrong

Your Migration Guide Is Already Wrong

A migration guide starts rotting the moment it is written. Separate knowledge, procedure, and data, and the guide becomes a product that stays right.

webdevrefactoringdocumentationarchitecture
Scoring, Gating, Ratcheting: The Migration Engine Nobody Builds

Scoring, Gating, Ratcheting: The Migration Engine Nobody Builds

Most migrations are a person reading a guide and hoping. This is the engine that automates it: five-factor confidence scoring, ratcheted state transitions, and gates that never roll backward.

webdevrefactoringarchitectureautomation
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