From b0fd1b6d9eec3592d217d28666171aee0784ae40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Caleb Braaten <git@cbraaten.dev>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 16:41:32 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] FIX: Posts now render in reverse chronological order

---
 src/db/posts.ts | 21 ++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/db/posts.ts b/src/db/posts.ts
index 6247a54..bc80a64 100644
--- a/src/db/posts.ts
+++ b/src/db/posts.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ export function addToDatabase(filePath: string, data: { [key: string]: any }, co
       const { title, date, readingTime, tags, excerpt } = data;
 
       // Convert all values to strings or null explicitly (except tags)
+      // Ensure date is stored in ISO format for consistent sorting
       const values = [
         filePath ? String(filePath) : null,
         title ? String(title) : null,
-        date ? String(date) : null,
+        date ? (date instanceof Date ? date.toISOString().split('T')[0] : String(date)) : null,
         readingTime ? String(readingTime) : null,
         excerpt ? String(excerpt) : null,
         content ? String(content) : null
@@ -156,7 +157,9 @@ export function calculateReadTime(content: string): number {
 
 // Helper function to format date for display
 export function formatDate(dateString: string): string {
-  const date = new Date(dateString);
+  // Parse ISO date string (YYYY-MM-DD)
+  const date = new Date(dateString + 'T00:00:00');
+  
   return date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
     year: 'numeric',
     month: 'long',
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ export function getAdjacentPosts(currentPostPath: string) {
     SELECT path, title, date
     FROM posts
     WHERE path NOT LIKE '%.md'
-    ORDER BY date ASC
+    ORDER BY date DESC
   `);
 
   const allPosts = allPostsQuery.all() as any[];
@@ -183,10 +186,10 @@ export function getAdjacentPosts(currentPostPath: string) {
     return { previousPost: null, nextPost: null };
   }
 
-  // Get previous post (newer date)
+  // Get previous post (newer post, which comes before current in reverse chronological order)
   let previousPost = null;
-  if (currentIndex < allPosts.length - 1) {
-    const prevPost = allPosts[currentIndex + 1];
+  if (currentIndex > 0) {
+    const prevPost = allPosts[currentIndex - 1];
     // Clean up the path to match the URL structure
     const cleanPath = prevPost.path.replace(/^.*\/content\//, '/').replace(/\.md$/, '');
     previousPost = {
@@ -195,10 +198,10 @@ export function getAdjacentPosts(currentPostPath: string) {
     };
   }
 
-  // Get next post (older date)
+  // Get next post (older post, which comes after current in reverse chronological order)
   let nextPost = null;
-  if (currentIndex > 0) {
-    const post = allPosts[currentIndex - 1];
+  if (currentIndex < allPosts.length - 1) {
+    const post = allPosts[currentIndex + 1];
     // Clean up the path to match the URL structure
     const cleanPath = post.path.replace(/^.*\/content\//, '/').replace(/\.md$/, '');
     nextPost = {