Nikita Prokopov

1. Looking for my next role

   Niki is a software engineer and product designer specializing in databases, synchronization, frontend systems, and interface design. He is looking for a new role

   Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 — Updated Tue, Aug 4, 2026

2. Every Frame Perfect

   How imprecise UI animations erode trust in product

   Published Sat, Jun 13, 2026 — Updated Tue, Aug 4, 2026

3. Claude is an Electron App because we’ve lost native

   Article argues that Claude is not an Electron app not because LLMs can’t do it, but because there are no advantages left for native

   Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 — Updated Tue, Aug 4, 2026

4. It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

   Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe

   Published Mon, Jan 5, 2026 — Updated Tue, Aug 4, 2026

5. Statistics made simple

   Announcing a simple statistics library for Clojure web servers

   Published Mon, Dec 15, 2025 — Updated Tue, Aug 4, 2026

6. Logo: Squawkbox

   Squawkbox is a boiler fleet monitor.

   Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026

7. Podcast: На Маке нет никаких шкафов @ Думаем дальше

   С Ильей Бирманом провожаем Алана Дая, вспоминая, в чём состоят достижения Мака, Джобса и ХИГа (но и Винду добрым словом тоже вспоминаем).

   Published Thu, Jan 15, 2026