NOTES
Notes on building
things properly.
ARCHITECTURE·6 MIN·2026-09-10
Why Not Microservices (Yet)
Microservices solve scaling problems. Most of us have a clarity problem first.
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DEVELOPMENT·8 MIN·2026-08-22
A Modular Monolith That Doesn't Hurt
Module boundaries, service layer, and queues — Laravel is enough for longer than you think.
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PERFORMANCE·5 MIN·2026-07-15
Postgres Indexing: Field Notes
The index you need is usually the one matching your WHERE, not your imagination.
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PERFORMANCE·4 MIN·2026-06-30
A Frontend Performance Budget That Fits on a Sticky Note
LCP < 2.5s, CLS < 0.1, INP < 200ms — and a 3D scene that knows when to stop.
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DEVELOPMENT·7 MIN·2026-05-18
API Contracts Are UX for Developers
Consistent errors, pagination, and versioning — the boring stuff users never see but always feel.
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LEARNING·3 MIN·2026-04-02
Debugging Is Just Reading Carefully, Faster
Rubber ducks, binary search, and the courage to read the log first.
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