Haxbyte
A personal build-log site making the case that enterprise engineering discipline — clean code, real performance budgets, accessibility as a baseline — belongs on small, fast-moving projects too, not just Fortune 10 platforms.
Haxbyte exists because of a gap noticed after years building enterprise ERPs and platforms for Fortune 10 companies, then building two Squarespace sites for small businesses on the side: small business owners don't need enterprise complexity, but they shouldn't have to settle for generic, slow, or fragile sites either. Haxbyte is the write-up of applying that same engineering discipline at a smaller, faster-moving scale.
The site itself doubles as the case study — a fast, mobile-first Astro build with a hand-drawn accent motif, a working light/dark theme toggle, and the build methodology documented right on the homepage instead of buried in an About page.
Each build log walks through a real project decision — performance work chasing sub-2-second loads, accessibility built in at a WCAG 2.1 AA baseline, architecture that scales without forcing a rewrite — rather than abstract advice.
Enterprise Discipline, Small-Project Scale
The core thesis of the site: clean code, mobile-first design, sub-2-second performance budgets, and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, applied to sites that don't have an enterprise budget or timeline.
A Documented Build Methodology
A four-step process laid out on the homepage — scope it in writing, build the thin slice, load it like it's real, ship then write it up — that the build logs themselves follow.
Fast, Accessible Astro Build
The site itself is the proof: a lightweight Astro build with a working light/dark theme toggle and a hand-drawn wave-line accent motif instead of stock UI chrome.
