about

hithere

i'm issam, a software engineer at mozilla. i work on firefox — somewhere in the part of the browser that turns JavaScript calls into actual things happening.

outside of that, i like building small, weird, useful things and writing about how the web works under the hood. this site is a sketchbook for both of those.

if a topic on here seems oddly specific — browser internals, a javascript apology, why a button submitted your form — that's the day job leaking through.

Issam at a casual gathering, wearing a navy LA Dodgers cap
the one in the cap — go dodgers

where to find me

what this site is

mostly short posts about web platform tidbits, a few longer essays when something deserves the room, and a cycling doodle on the home page that's either a cat or a taco depending on the second you load it.

everything is hand-built. there's no analytics, no popup, no newsletter modal. if you find something useful or wrong, tell me.

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