The story behind creating a custom Neovim colorscheme inspired by the black wolf from The NeverEnding Story, complete with comprehensive syntax highlighting and modern plugin support.
After years in enterprise FinTech, I've witnessed the hidden costs of over-relying on third-party solutions. Here's why building custom internal tooling isn't just about control—it's about competitive advantage, compliance, and long-term sustainability.
I believe there is something to be said for doing things the "best" way right off the bat. From my experience in large FinTech companies, I tend to see lots of very verbose and/or "hacky" solutions for common engineering problems.
Stop torturing your React components with useState spaghetti. Your future self (and your test suite) will thank you for embracing useReducer. A barely-polite rant about why the reducer pattern will save your sanity.
