aiMar 23, 2026Building AI Agents That Actually Work: Architecture, Patterns, and Hard Lessons from ProductionThe engineering reality behind AI agents in 2026. Tool orchestration, memory systems, planning loops, guardrails, cost control, and the architecture patterns that separate demo agents from production agents.llmarchitecturetypescriptbackendblog.readMore Building AI Agents That Actually Work: Architecture, Patterns, and Hard Lessons from Production
seoMar 23, 2026SEO Is Not Enough Anymore: A Developer's Guide to Generative Engine OptimizationTraditional SEO gets you ranked. GEO gets you cited by AI. Here's how to optimize your site for both Google and AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — with code examples.aiweb-developmentnext.jsarchitectureblog.readMore SEO Is Not Enough Anymore: A Developer's Guide to Generative Engine Optimization
apiMar 22, 2026API Versioning Strategies: The Hard Lessons from Running APIs in Production for 8 YearsURL versioning, header versioning, date-based versioning, deprecation policies, schema evolution, and the migration playbook. What actually works when you have real consumers depending on your API.restversioningbackendarchitectureblog.readMore API Versioning Strategies: The Hard Lessons from Running APIs in Production for 8 Years
system-designMar 22, 2026System Design Interview: The Patterns Nobody Teaches YouThe thinking frameworks, back-of-the-envelope math, and architecture patterns that actually matter in system design interviews — from someone who has been on both sides of the table.architecturedistributed-systemsinterviewsbackendblog.readMore System Design Interview: The Patterns Nobody Teaches You
websocketMar 18, 2026WebSockets at Scale: Architecture, Reconnection, and the Mistakes I Keep SeeingEverything I learned building real-time features with WebSockets. Connection management, scaling beyond one server, heartbeats, reconnection strategies, and why most tutorials skip the hard parts.real-timenode.jsarchitecturescalingblog.readMore WebSockets at Scale: Architecture, Reconnection, and the Mistakes I Keep Seeing
aiMar 15, 2026LLMs in Production Web Apps: Streaming, Caching, Cost Control, and What the Tutorials SkipThe real engineering behind integrating large language models into web applications. Streaming responses, managing costs, handling failures, prompt management, caching strategies, and building AI features users actually want.llmweb-developmentstreamingarchitectureblog.readMore LLMs in Production Web Apps: Streaming, Caching, Cost Control, and What the Tutorials Skip
edgeFeb 17, 2026Edge Functions: What They Are, When to Use Them, and When Not ToEdge runtime, V8 isolates, the cold start myth, geo-routing, A/B testing, auth at the edge, and why I moved some things back to Node.js. A balanced look at edge computing.next.jsperformancearchitectureweb-developmentblog.readMore Edge Functions: What They Are, When to Use Them, and When Not To
turborepoFeb 3, 2026Turborepo Monorepos: The Setup That Actually ScalesHow I structure Turborepo monorepos for multiple apps sharing packages. Workspace configuration, pipeline caching, shared TypeScript configs, and the mistakes I made in the first month.monorepotypescriptarchitecturedeveloper-toolsblog.readMore Turborepo Monorepos: The Setup That Actually Scales
serverlessJan 28, 2026Serverless Beyond the Hype: Patterns, Anti-Patterns, and the $20K Monthly BillServerless isn't just Lambda functions. Event-driven architectures, fan-out patterns, saga orchestration, cold starts, vendor lock-in, and the cost surprises that hit when your traffic actually grows.awsarchitecturecloudlambdablog.readMore Serverless Beyond the Hype: Patterns, Anti-Patterns, and the $20K Monthly Bill
graphqlJan 15, 2026GraphQL vs REST: After Using Both in Production, Here's What I Actually ThinkNot another 'GraphQL is better' or 'REST is simpler' post. Real production experience with both, including the parts that GraphQL evangelists won't tell you and the REST limitations that actually matter.restapi-designarchitecturebackendblog.readMore GraphQL vs REST: After Using Both in Production, Here's What I Actually Think
micro-frontendsDec 20, 2025Micro-Frontends: I Tried It, Here's the Honest RealityAfter implementing micro-frontends at two companies, here's what actually happened. Module federation, shared dependencies, routing, styling conflicts, and why the org chart matters more than the architecture.architecturereactmodule-federationfrontendblog.readMore Micro-Frontends: I Tried It, Here's the Honest Reality
databaseSep 16, 2025Database Schema Design: Patterns That Age WellNormalization rules, naming conventions, soft deletes, audit trails, multi-tenancy patterns, versioning strategies, and the schema decisions I've regretted. PostgreSQL-focused.postgresqlarchitecturebackendsqlblog.readMore Database Schema Design: Patterns That Age Well
reactAug 5, 2025React Server Components: Mental Models, Patterns, and PitfallsThe practical guide to React Server Components I wish existed when I started. Mental models, real patterns, the boundary problem, and mistakes I made so you don't have to.next.jsweb-developmentarchitectureblog.readMore React Server Components: Mental Models, Patterns, and Pitfalls
next.jsJul 23, 2025Structuring Next.js Projects at Scale: What I Learned the Hard WayHard-won lessons on organizing Next.js codebases that don't collapse under their own weight. Feature-based architecture, route groups, server/client boundaries, barrel file traps, and a real folder structure you can steal.typescriptarchitectureweb-developmentblog.readMore Structuring Next.js Projects at Scale: What I Learned the Hard Way
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