Den Odell
Frontend Architect · Author · DeveloperBuilt web apps used by millions. Wrote the books that teach others how.
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Escape Velocity: Break Free from Framework Gravity 5 November 2025After a decade of React dominance, it’s time to remember that frameworks run inside the web, not the other way around.
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HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The <output> Tag 1 October 2025Make your dynamic content accessible by default with the HTML tag that time forgot.
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Code Reviews That Actually Improve Frontend Quality 20 August 2025Most frontend reviews sign off clean code. But your users don’t see the code, they see the bugs you missed.
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👋 Hi, I’m Den Odell, a frontend architect, developer, and author.
I’ve helped ship products for global brands, led the frontend discipline at AKQA, written JavaScript books used in university courses, and now build tools to make fast, accessible interfaces the default.
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