Hi, I’m Miguel Fondeur, a Lead Product Engineer based in NC. I help teams turn product and UX direction into accessible, maintainable software through design systems, component libraries, and polished web experiences. Let’s talk if you’re building a product or strengthening the system behind one.
Generative AI has been making a lot of fun changes very quickly. Like the American experiment that we're all living in, consensus is split on whether it's beneficial or not. We love Art because it brings us closer together, and we'll pay for the things we love. But if something could create cheap art, is it more valuable or less? And if we use AI for art, what will happen to artists?
Ive had the experience of building LLM chat bots at both a production level and an exploratory level and I've come to a realzation that.. they might just be a User Interface? It may seem obvious to some, or scandalous to others. I'm going to explore this idea based on my own experience with this tech. Enjoy the short read.
Did you know you could build with components without using a framework? Did you know you could use these components with other frameworks? You might be thinking, "How in the..". Let me show you the way... I'll walk you through the shape and usage of native JS components (or custom elements). Strap yourselves in kids, it's going to be a long one!
We know this at an instinctive level, but we don't really think this way. We assume our decisions, especially in tech, are based on facts. But in tech, marketing, and life, narratives drive decisions. Not facts. Here are my thoughts.