About

I'm Owen Patel, a frontend engineer based in Austin.

I've spent the last 10 years building fast, accessible interfaces for the web, most recently on a small team where I look after form validation and hydration. Before that I bounced between agencies, startups and one very large company.

I started The Pointer Journal in 2025 as a place to think out loud. Most posts begin as notes from real projects: something broke, I fixed it, and I wanted to remember why. If one of them saves you an afternoon, it was worth writing.

What I write about

• Server-side rendering
• Core web vitals
• Form validation
• Design tokens
• Bundle size

Get in touch

The best way to reach me is by email at hello@us1002-2qz.jp2haozu-naookg-okak.cc. I read everything, even if replies take a little while. You can also find me on GitHub and Mastodon.

Opinions here are my own and not those of any employer, past or present.