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Engineering insights, process breakdowns, and lessons from the field. Written by the people who do the work.
Why we migrated from microservices back to a modular monolith
After three years of running 40+ microservices, we consolidated to a modular monolith. Here’s what we learned.
Read article →Building production RAG systems: lessons from 20 deployments
Retrieval-augmented generation sounds simple in theory. In production, it’s a different story. Our field guide.
Design systems that actually get adopted by engineering teams
Most design systems fail not because of bad design, but bad developer experience. Here’s how we build systems engineers actually use.
Our playbook for shipping v1 in 8 weeks
How we help startups go from idea to shipped product in under two months without cutting corners.
How to scope your first software project
Whether you’re a founder or a business owner hiring developers for the first time, here’s how to avoid the most common scoping mistakes.
When to build custom vs. buy off-the-shelf
Not everything needs to be built from scratch. A practical framework for deciding when custom software is worth the investment.