Trevor I. Lasn
Building products for developers. Currently building skillcraft.ai and blamesteve.lol
Tartu, Estonia
31 years old
Software engineer with 10+ years of building products. Led engineering teams for 5+ years across tech companies. I have a strong instinct for what makes products work well for users, and I'm committed to maintaining high standards in both product design and code quality.
172 posts
2025
- Why I created skillcraft.aiA search engine for coding education - because continuous learning is no longer optional3 min readtech reflections
- Anthropic's Sequential Thinking MCPEver wished your AI agent would slow down and think things through? This MCP server does exactly that4 min readtech
- courses.reviews gets a facelift + now AI-poweredFind the perfect coding course with natural + language search and smart recommendations2 min readtech
- NPQ: Open source CLI tool that audits and protects your npm installs from malicious packagesA CLI tool that checks packages for security issues and social engineering attacks before they hit your project2 min readwebdev node.js javascript
- Google's AI distribution advantageWhile everyone debates models and features, Google owns the distribution channels that make AI stick2 min readtech
- How JavaScript Was Written Back In the DayHave you ever been curious how JavaScript was written back in the day? I was, so I dug into some of the early frameworks and libraries to see what I could learn.6 min readjavascript
2024
- AsyncLocalStorage: Simplify Context Management in Node.jsHow AsyncLocalStorage solves context management in asynchronous Node.js apps5 min readnode.js
- scrollbar-width & scrollbar-gutter: CSS Properties for Layout ControlPrevent content shifts and refine scrollable UIs with scrollbar-width and scrollbar-gutter3 min readwebdev css
- Add Auth to Astro 5 with Clerk in 5 MinutesThe simplest setup for adding Clerk authentication to your Astro project, with minimal code4 min readwebdev
- CSS ::target-text for Text HighlightingA look at how browsers can highlight text fragments using CSS ::target-text, making text sharing and navigation more user-friendly3 min readwebdev css
- align-content: The Simplest Way to Center Content with CSSFinally, we can center things in block layouts without flexbox gymnastics2 min readwebdev css
- Form Validation That Doesn't Annoy Users: CSS :user-valid and :user-invalidThe new pseudo-classes :user-valid and :user-invalid give us a smarter way to style form validation states based on user interaction3 min readwebdev css
