Welcome to the indieweb, Racki.
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My former colleague Racki just launched a blog. Nine posts in under a month, all brief, all sharp, all about TypeScript done right. You should read him.
I wrote about writing skills for engineers not long ago. My argument: if you can’t get your ideas across, your ideas don’t matter. My friend and former colleague Racki finally started his blog - a treasure trove of technical guidance. And a must-read.
We worked together at Mister Spex. Racki has been in our industry for 25+ years and has amassed a breadth and depth of expertise that feel impressive and daunting at the same time. He still writes code and is, at the time of writing this, a Staff Engineer at Wire.
Since he launched his blog at the end of February he’s cranked out nine posts in under four weeks. All technical, all about our craft. In a time of AI writing our code and people caring less to the point of not even reviewing anymore, this feels refreshing and down-to-earth. And even if you let the machine take over – does it hurt to know solid engineering practices?
The posts are short and technical. TypeScript, done seriously. Don’t throw exceptions for expected failures, ditch null, reach for Task over Promise. All of his writing reminds me of talks by other industry experts. This one, for example, by Michael Feathers: “Unconditional Code” that I had the chance to attend at Goto Berlin in 2020 (Damn, I miss this conference). Uwe Friedrichsen’s “Simplify” from last year’s Bedcon 2025 was a similarly inspiring talk.
That’s how I feel about Racki’s expertise. That’s why I’m super excited that he’s finally started writing down his thoughts. And that’s precisely why you should be reading him.
If you’re newer to TypeScript, start from the beginning and read every post. If you’ve been doing this for years, his take on enums alone is worth your five minutes.
It bears reiterating: I feel there’s a constant lack of engineers reading about their craft. Let alone write about it. Understanding its history and honing their skills. This is stuff you don’t find on Stack Overflow. And this is why I’m genuinely happy about Racki sharing his knowledge. I’ll start adding links to his posts to my code reviews.