I'm Andrii, a frontend engineer from Odesa, Ukraine.

Seven years ago, I decided to learn programming. No bootcamp. No CS degree. Just YouTube tutorials and open documentation. The plan was simple: build a website for my small business and start a blog.

The website shipped. The blog took seven years)

I spent those years deep in corporate work: building React apps, shipping features, and working within the constraints businesses tend to accept. Frontend was often treated as something that just had to work, not something worth investing in. Speed came first. Over time, the same questions kept coming up: why the site feels slow, why changes are expensive, why users struggle.

I chose frontend because I love the tangible parts of the web. Typography that sets tone. Layouts that guide without forcing. Interactions you can feel, even through a mouse or keyboard. There's something physical about well-crafted interfaces that keeps me engaged.

I built my first computer at 13 and never lost that curiosity about how systems work. Outside of code, I cycle, read, play games, and travel. I've lived in five countries and visited seventeen so far. I'm drawn to history and geography: understanding how places, cultures, and systems evolve.

This site is the blog I meant to start seven years ago. A place to document what I'm learning about frontend, accessibility, and building things that last.