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Technical precision meets human strategy. Dispatches from the front lines of software architecture and startup growth.

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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: Coming to 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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AI & Engineering

How We Built QuartzBot's RAG Pipeline

A deep dive into semantic chunking, pgvector embeddings, LangChain orchestration, and production streaming chat with OpenRouter.

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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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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 Coming to 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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