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The ESM Mess: JavaScript's Module System Is Still Broken and Here's Why

March 5, 2026•7 min read

The ESM Mess: JavaScript's Module System Is Still Broken and Here's Why

ES Modules have been the supposed future of JavaScript for nine years. Only 9-27% of the ecosystem has adopted them. What's really going on, and how to survive until the ecosystem commits.

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React Tooling 2024: Stop Using the Wrong Shit

June 4, 2024·5 min read

React Tooling 2024: Stop Using the Wrong Shit

20+ React apps built this year. What works, what's a waste of time, and why you're probably overengineering.

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Stop Using Optional Props: Why Discriminated Unions Make Better React Components

August 23, 2023·7 min read

Stop Using Optional Props: Why Discriminated Unions Make Better React Components

Optional props feel flexible until they ship a runtime error to production that TypeScript should have caught at compile time. The pattern that prevents it.

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React State Management & Clean SPA Architecture

May 24, 2023·9 min read

React State Management & Clean SPA Architecture

Redux, Zustand, Recoil, Context API. Most React apps use the wrong one for the wrong reasons. What each tool is for, when SSR changes the calculus, and how to pick without a fight.

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Ingesting HL7v2 with ❄️ Snowflake Part 1

April 17, 2023·8 min read

Ingesting HL7v2 with ❄️ Snowflake Part 1

Snowflake's flexible compute model makes it interesting for healthcare data warehousing. A walkthrough for ingesting HL7v2 messages into Snowflake: schemas, parsing, and getting clinical data into a structure you can query.

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HL7v2 Healthcare Integrations with 🫏 Mulesoft

March 30, 2023•7 min read

HL7v2 Healthcare Integrations with 🫏 Mulesoft

The MuleSoft Accelerator promises a unified patient view across EHRs using FHIR and HL7v2 integrations. What that looks like in practice, where it delivers, and where you'll spend your consulting budget.

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How to ingest HL7v2 Messages into Google Cloud

March 12, 2023·11 min read

How to ingest HL7v2 Messages into Google Cloud

HL7v2 arrives over MLLP. Google Cloud Healthcare API converts it to FHIR. A complete walkthrough for capturing healthcare messages in Google Cloud, from DICOM stores to Pub/Sub triggers.

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Mirth Connect: Part 2 - Adding 🐰RabbitMQ

February 22, 2023·5 min read

Mirth Connect: Part 2 - Adding 🐰RabbitMQ

Mirth Connect handles the transform. RabbitMQ handles the delivery. Together they make healthcare integrations durable and survivable when downstream systems go down. How to wire them up.

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Mirth Connect: Part 1 - Getting Started with 🐳 Docker

February 3, 2023·6 min read

Mirth Connect: Part 1 - Getting Started with 🐳 Docker

Mirth Connect is how most healthcare orgs still move HL7v2 messages. Setup from scratch: configuring channels, parsing message types, sending and receiving messages without losing your mind.

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Healthcare Integration For Beginners: HL7v2

January 16, 2023·5 min read

Healthcare Integration For Beginners: HL7v2

HL7v2 is how most hospitals have moved clinical data for 30+ years. How it works, why it's still everywhere despite being a 1980s standard, and what you need to know before you start integrating.

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The ESM Mess: JavaScript's Module System Is Still Broken and Here's Why

React Tooling 2024: Stop Using the Wrong Shit

Stop Using Optional Props: Why Discriminated Unions Make Better React Components

React State Management & Clean SPA Architecture

Ingesting HL7v2 with ❄️ Snowflake Part 1

HL7v2 Healthcare Integrations with 🫏 Mulesoft

How to ingest HL7v2 Messages into Google Cloud

Mirth Connect: Part 2 - Adding 🐰RabbitMQ

Mirth Connect: Part 1 - Getting Started with 🐳 Docker

Healthcare Integration For Beginners: HL7v2