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Notes on engineering, shipping products, and lessons learned building web systems.
AI Won't Replace Developers-But It Will Expose the Gaps

AI Won't Replace Developers-But It Will Expose the Gaps

Why AI coding assistants make good engineers faster and bad practices more dangerous.
Design Systems After Validation: Speed Without Chaos

Design Systems After Validation: Speed Without Chaos

Why early-stage startups should skip design systems-and why scaling products can't survive without them.
Define the Business Process Before Writing Code

Define the Business Process Before Writing Code

Why startups that skip process documentation waste months on features no one uses-and how to prevent it.
Right-Sizing Architecture: The Monolith-First Approach

Right-Sizing Architecture: The Monolith-First Approach

Why most startups should start with a single codebase, and when splitting into services actually makes sense.
Automating Business Flows: Build, Buy, or Orchestrate

Automating Business Flows: Build, Buy, or Orchestrate

A practical framework for choosing between custom code, SaaS integrations, and workflow engines when building web applications from scratch.
From Vague Request to Shipped Feature

From Vague Request to Shipped Feature

How to turn unclear stakeholder asks into concrete deliverables with API contracts, success metrics, and minimal rework.
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