<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Elara Voss — Blog</title><description>Technical writing on web performance, design systems, Astro, React, TypeScript, and frontend engineering.</description><link>https://elaravoss.dev/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Why I Ditched React for Astro (And Never Looked Back)</title><link>https://elaravoss.dev/blog/ditching-react-for-astro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://elaravoss.dev/blog/ditching-react-for-astro/</guid><description>After 6 years of React, I switched to Astro for a client project. Here&apos;s what surprised me, what I miss, and why I&apos;ll never go back for content-heavy sites.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Astro</category><category>React</category><category>Performance</category><category>Frontend</category><author>Elara Voss</author></item><item><title>The Design System That Saved Our Team 40 Hours Per Week</title><link>https://elaravoss.dev/blog/design-system-that-saved-40-hours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://elaravoss.dev/blog/design-system-that-saved-40-hours/</guid><description>How we built a component library that eliminated design-dev handoff friction and saved 40+ engineering hours every single week.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Design Systems</category><category>TypeScript</category><category>React</category><category>Productivity</category><author>Elara Voss</author></item><item><title>Core Web Vitals Aren&apos;t Optional: A Practical Guide for 2025</title><link>https://elaravoss.dev/blog/core-web-vitals-practical-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://elaravoss.dev/blog/core-web-vitals-practical-guide/</guid><description>LCP, CLS, INP explained with real fixes you can ship today. No fluff — just the patterns that actually move the needle on Core Web Vitals.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Performance</category><category>Core Web Vitals</category><category>SEO</category><category>JavaScript</category><author>Elara Voss</author></item></channel></rss>