Experience-led notes about building and maintaining software: code, architecture, trade-offs, failure modes, accessibility, performance, and the practices around them.
Build a practical GitHub Actions pipeline for a TypeScript SaaS: fast checks, PostgreSQL tests, immutable releases, staging, production approval, and safe recovery.
13 min read
Design email, SMS, push, and in-app notifications through one failed-payment example, including outboxes, preferences, retries, duplicate sends, and delivery tracking.
14 min read
Choose PostgreSQL indexes from real SaaS queries. Work through composite, partial, expression, covering, and GIN indexes with a reproducible dataset.
11 min read
Run a useful senior system design interview with a realistic CSV import exercise, practical follow-up questions, example answers, and an evidence-based scorecard.
13 min read
Choose between a monolith, modular monolith, and microservices using a practical framework based on team structure, deployment, scale, data, and operational cost.
17 min read
A practical guide to test-driven development in production software: where TDD improves design and confidence, where it creates friction, and how to use it without dogma.
17 min read
A practical TypeScript strict-mode configuration for production projects, with the bugs each compiler setting catches, trade-offs, and a safe adoption plan.
15 min read
A practical plan for migrating a JSP and jQuery frontend to React incrementally, with clear ownership, API contracts, testing, rollout, and microfrontend trade-offs.
19 min read
Design a production RAG architecture across document parsing, chunking, hybrid retrieval, reranking, grounding, evaluation, security, cost, and latency.
19 min read
Understand the JavaScript event loop through production bugs involving blocked requests, microtask starvation, concurrency, timers, and backpressure.
14 min read
A practical interview process for senior Node.js and TypeScript engineers, with a scorecard, realistic exercises, strong signals, and red flags.
16 min read
A practical codebase evaluation process for senior engineers who need to understand risk, architecture, tests, data, and delivery before making major changes.
15 min read
A realistic breakdown of what actually changes when you move from Senior Software Engineer to Tech Lead or Staff Engineer.
5 min read
A practical guide to senior engineer ownership across product decisions, delivery, reliability, technical quality, and team effectiveness in a SaaS company.
15 min read
Learn how to hire a Senior Software Engineer with a clear scorecard, structured interviews, practical work samples, and evidence you can verify.
12 min read
Explore the best JavaScript tech stack for full-stack web development, including frameworks, libraries, and tools.
8 min read
Learn how to create custom Gutenberg blocks using React, WordPress' block-based editor.
6 min read
Whether you're a novice aspiring to understand the essentials or an experienced developer aiming to enhance your skill set, this guide aims to be your comprehensive roadmap.
32 min read