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Notes on how I build websites, and why. Web performance (WPO) and Core Web Vitals, font loading, accessibility, and the question I get asked most — when a framework is worth its weight, and when plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript will beat it outright.

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    Why I use font-display: block, not swap

    Every performance guide tells you to use swap. On a site with one self-hosted typeface, that advice trades a real layout shift for an imaginary win — and Core Web Vitals bills you for it.

    Fonts Core Web Vitals WPO