Hey, I’m Chris Nicholas

It’s nice to meet you. I’m a product-minded web engineer, currently in charge of developer experience at.

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A new blog for 2024

It’s been a long time since I’ve published a blog post. Two whole years. Now we’ve reached 2024, it’s time for a complete refresh.

2nd Jan 2024·35,670 views

Smoothly rendering live cursors is more difficult than it sounds when real-world conditions are taken into account.

5th Jul 2022·liveblocks.io

Sandpack allows you to take interactive code demos to the next level, supporting just about every JavaScript framework.

17th Dec 2021·9,445 views·Archived

Middleware functions can be used for all sorts such as redirecting, rewriting, preventing access, and more. Let’s take a look.

1st Nov 2021·46,873 views·Archived