Most teams think frustration is just part of the job.
- Clunky UI that confuses users.
- Code that becomes impossible to maintain.
- Endless rituals that drain time and energy.
But what if it wasn’t?
How about this?
- Frustration-free UI → A UI so smooth that users don’t even think about it.
- Frustration-free maintenance → A codebase so simple that maintaining it feels effortless.
- Frustration-free teams → A team that moves faster, with less friction, and actually enjoys their work.
Is it real, though?
- I simplified complex UI code within React projects by using custom elements as a bridge between delcarative and imperative code.
- I worked on a project where 2 developers spent 6 months building a React-MobX dashboard—only for another developer to replace it with a vanilla version in just 3 weeks. The difference? Removing friction.
- I made infinite scrolling feel effortless on mobile—at a time when people thought it was impossible.
- I published a collection of vanilla UI patterns and developer training materials to help teams leverage the platform more effectively—whether they work with frameworks or not.
- I built an OTA update system for a custom Linux distro that could survive power outages and work over ultra-slow networks—so users never had to worry about failed updates.
- I was implementing passwordless login, making logins fast and easy without sacrificing security—long before it became an industry trend.
What’s the biggest source of frustration in your product right now? Let’s talk.