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ShopCanary
Product Launch

ShopCanary Is Live on the Shopify App Store

Some store problems never raise an error. A discount keeps paying out after the sale ended, or products drop off your Google feed. ShopCanary watches for those and sends you the evidence.

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Replenora
Product Launch

Replenora Is Live, and Stocky Is Going Away

Shopify retires Stocky on 31 August 2026. Replenora takes over the purchasing workflow, and your data is not gone on the 31st. Here is what moves across and what does not.

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Product Launch

VoidRise: The Gym App With an RPG Soul

A real progressive-overload training app where every set you log is a strike and you rank up from E to Monarch. Free on Google Play.

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Vrellix
Product Story

We Built Our Own CRM, Then Turned It Into Vrellix

The internal tool we built to run Net Terms Tracker and QuartzBot became Vrellix: contacts, branded outreach, and support tickets in one workspace.

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Devlog

Devlog 00: Building an Original RTS in Godot 4

A solo, build-in-public devlog for World-Hive: Leukosia, a three-faction asymmetric RTS where the living planet treats presence as an infection.

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Founders

How to Hire a Developer When You're Not Technical

A practical guide on evaluating developers, avoiding costly mistakes, and structuring engagements that protect you.

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Product Story

Building Net Terms Tracker: Now Live on the Shopify App Store

How we built a Rust-powered checkout gatekeeper, automated PDF invoicing, and a customer finance portal for B2B Shopify merchants.

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Opinion

In Defence of the Majestic Monolith

Small SaaS teams don't need microservices. Here's why the industry's obsession with distributed systems is costing founders time and money.

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Engineering

Remix vs Next.js in 2026: A Practitioner's Guide

A first-hand comparison based on building a production Shopify app. No hype — just the decisions that actually matter.

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Personal finance dashboard on a browser
Product Launch

Introducing Track & Thrive: Finance & Wellness in Your Browser

No sign-up. No server. No nonsense. A lightweight React app for tracking credit cards, debit cards, and calories — right in your browser.

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Product Announcement

Net Terms Tracker Is Live on the Shopify App Store

B2B Shopify merchants: net payment terms, automated invoicing, and an overdue enforcement engine — built natively for your store.

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