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Thoughts on software engineering, architecture, and building things that work.
Custom Software vs Off-the-Shelf: How to Decide
A practical framework for deciding when to build custom software and when to buy an existing solution — based on 16 years of seeing both choices play out.
Read article →Building Custom Analytics for SaaS Products
Why generic analytics tools fall short for SaaS products, and how to build custom analytics that drive product decisions and reduce churn.
Read article →Building a Spec-Driven Development Workflow with AI
How I use AI-assisted specification drafting to eliminate ambiguity before writing code — and why it produces better software faster.
Read article →Why I Choose Go for Backend Services (And When I Don't)
After 8 years of building production Go services, here's my honest take on where Go excels, where it falls short, and how to decide if it's right for your project.
Read article →Scaling Beyond the Monolith: A Practical Migration Guide
When your monolith hits scaling walls, here is a pragmatic approach to migrating toward services — without the microservices hype or a risky big-bang rewrite.
Read article →Modernizing Legacy Systems Without a Full Rewrite
The strangler fig pattern and incremental migration strategies I use to modernize legacy codebases — without the risk and cost of a ground-up rewrite.
Read article →Real-Time Data Synchronization Patterns That Actually Work
Practical patterns for keeping data in sync across systems in real time — from simple polling to event-driven architectures, with trade-offs for each.
Read article →Building ETL Pipelines That Actually Scale
Lessons from building production ETL systems that process millions of records — data modeling, error handling, idempotency, and monitoring.
Read article →AI for Business: What Actually Works in 2026
A pragmatic guide to AI adoption for business owners — which use cases deliver real ROI, which are hype, and how to evaluate AI integration for your company.
Read article →AI-Augmented Development: A Practical Guide for Working Engineers
How I use AI tools daily to ship better software faster — not as a replacement for engineering judgment, but as a multiplier for it.
Read article →From Docker Compose to Production: The Deployment Checklist I Follow
The practical steps I take to move a Dockerized application from local development to production — covering infrastructure, security, monitoring, and cost optimization.
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