I write about engineering, leadership, and lessons learned building products at scale.
A practical comparison of Astro and Next.js for building content-driven websites in 2026, based on real experience building production sites with both.
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Engineering UX design lessons from building two K-12 education apps serving 70K+ users - covering accessibility, offline support, and designing for multiple user types.
Tutorial A practical guide to using Neo4j for building recommendation engines - when to use graph databases, data modeling patterns, and Cypher query optimization.
Leadership Practical strategies for engineering managers leading distributed teams - covering async communication, 1:1s, sprint planning, and building culture remotely.
Tutorial Advanced TypeScript patterns and best practices for 2026 - covering type-safe APIs, branded types, discriminated unions, and modern project configuration.
Engineering A step-by-step guide to migrating from monolith to microservices, based on real experience leading this transition at a growing product company.
AI/ML A hands-on comparison of Claude and ChatGPT APIs from a developer who uses both in production - covering performance, pricing, and best use cases.
Engineering Behind the scenes of CloudTxt's high-performance messaging system - architecture, scaling strategies, and lessons from processing 10M+ messages.
Engineering An experienced full-stack developer's perspective on the web development landscape in 2026 - what has matured, what is overhyped, and what to learn.
Tutorial Battle-tested strategies for building reliable, ethical web scrapers that process hundreds of records daily while respecting rate limits and avoiding blocks.
Engineering Practical performance optimization strategies for React Native apps, based on real-world experience building Marathon Kids and LivingTree for K-12 schools.
Cloud & DevOps Real-world lessons from building a serverless CI/CD platform on AWS Lambda - covering cold starts, cost optimization, and deployment patterns.
AI/ML A practical guide to building production-ready AI agents using LangChain, RAG pipelines, and modern orchestration patterns emerging in 2026.
Leadership A practical framework for engineering managers to identify, prioritize, and systematically reduce technical debt without killing team velocity.
AI/ML A deep dive into building SalesBridge.ai - an AI platform that processes 500+ defense opportunities daily using dual LLM architecture with ChatGPT and Claude APIs.
AI/ML Comprehensive guide to building production AI applications using Claude 4.5 Opus, covering tool use, streaming, caching, and advanced prompting techniques.
Cloud & DevOps Learn how to build a production-ready email sending system using AWS Simple Email Service with bounce handling, deliverability optimization, and monitoring.
Cloud & DevOps Deep dive into AWS SQS for building resilient, scalable message queue systems with dead letter queues, FIFO ordering, and batch processing.
AI/ML Learn how to effectively integrate OpenAI GPT-4 into your applications with function calling, embeddings, fine-tuning considerations, and production patterns.
Cloud & DevOps Explore advanced AWS Lambda patterns including cold start optimization, connection pooling, middleware patterns, and event-driven architectures.