About

About the Platform

Signals & Systems is a personal, self-hosted publishing platform designed for long-form, markdown-native articles enriched with interactive elements. Built with the latest web technologies, it emphasizes performance, accessibility, and developer experience.

The platform is built with a minimalistic approach, implementing new features as needed for new articles. This allows for a focused, iterative development process that closely aligns with content creation.

Key Features

• Content-First Design: Clean typography and layout optimized for reading
• Interactive Elements: MDX support for embedding custom React components
• Responsive Design: Optimized for all devices from mobile to desktop
• Performance Focused: Fast load times with minimal JavaScript
• Series Support: Group related articles with automatic navigation

Technology Stack

• Framework: Astro – A modern static site generator
• Markdown Extension: MDX – For embedding components in content
• Styling: Tailwind CSS – Utility-first CSS framework
• Analytics: Google Tag Manager with GA4
• Hosting: GitHub Pages with automated deployment

The Devlog Series

An important aspect of this platform is its self-documenting nature. The Devlog Series chronicles the process of building and evolving this platform, providing insights into the technical decisions, challenges faced, and ethical considerations that arise in the development process.

The series also explores the concept of "vibecoding" - a new approach to software development that leverages AI to automate parts of the coding process. It's characterized by focusing on the overall intent of the project and allowing AI tools to handle the syntax and structure. Essentially, developers describe what they want to achieve in natural language, and AI tools generate the code.