Articles, guides, and real-world lessons from architecture reviews, security audits, and stack recommendations. No fluff, no thought leadership platitudes — just what we have learned building and reviewing systems.
Everyone asks this question. The answer is not "it depends" — it is "start with a modular monolith and extract services when you have a reason to." Here is why.
10 Aug 2026Technical debt is not just about messy code. It is about the features you cannot build, the bugs you cannot fix, and the developers you cannot retain. Here is how to measure it.
5 Aug 2026Kubernetes is an excellent tool. It is also the most over-prescribed technology in the startup world. Here is when you actually need it — and when you do not.
28 Jul 2026A practical checklist we use during architecture reviews. Print it, share it, run it against your own system before you pay for a review.
20 Jul 2026A real-world security audit walkthrough. Seven findings, three critical, all found in a system the team thought was secure. Here is what we found and how.
15 Aug 2026Short opinions on questions we hear often. No hedging, no "it depends" — just what we think.
Serverless wins for sporadic workloads and prototyping. Containers win for predictable traffic and cost control. Most teams should start with containers and use serverless for specific functions — not the other way around.
22 Aug 2026Use REST for public APIs and simple services. Use GraphQL for complex client-driven queries with many nested relationships. If your team does not have experience with GraphQL, the learning curve will cost more than the flexibility gains.
18 Aug 2026Server-rendered frameworks (Next.js, Remix) are the right default for most products. SPAs make sense for highly interactive dashboards. The SEO and performance gap has closed — the main reason to pick SPA now is a specific UX requirement.
12 Aug 2026Almost never. Rewrite the module that hurts, not the system. We have seen more damage from full rewrites than from the technical debt they were meant to fix. Strangler fig pattern: replace piece by piece, keep the system running.
8 Aug 2026PostgreSQL. It has better JSON support, better extension ecosystem, and better tooling for modern workloads. MySQL is fine for existing systems, but for new projects, there is rarely a reason to choose it over Postgres anymore.
25 Jul 2026If you are starting a new JavaScript project, use TypeScript. No exceptions. The tooling, ecosystem, and community support have reached the point where plain JavaScript is a liability for any team larger than one person.
15 Jul 2026These articles are based on real engagements. If you want the same level of detail applied to your architecture, security, or stack decisions, get in touch.