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How I Stopped Chasing “General Hooks” and Started Solving Real Frontend Pain

Kim Fajardo•February 18, 2026•6 min read

How I Stopped Chasing “General Hooks” and Started Solving Real Frontend Pain

A React hooks library was my original goal, but I quickly realized the “general hooks” space was already crowded with great options. Instead of trying to repackage `useDebounce` and similar utilities, I built Anshin around the small, annoying interaction problems that keep showing up in real projects: orchestration, timing, and the glue logic between data and UI. Anshin is my answer to those overlooked pain points, a focused set of hooks that exist not to pad a checklist, but to give working frontend developers genuine peace of mind.

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Kim Fajardo•February 3, 2026•4 min read

When Code Stops Feeling Like Code

A personal reflection on why shipping features sometimes feels empty, and how reconnecting with human intent can make our work feel alive again.

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Running Local LLMs on a Frontend Dev Rig: A Practical Starter Guide

Kim Fajardo•February 3, 2026•9 min read

Running Local LLMs on a Frontend Dev Rig: A Practical Starter Guide

Most frontend dev rigs are secretly powerful enough to run local LLMs. In this guide, I share how I turned my everyday frontend/gaming PC into a practical local AI workstation, why it matters, and where it fits alongside cloud models.

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