Technical Writing
Deep dives into distributed systems, backend architecture, and practical engineering patterns
An open Postgres test bench that scores what an AI agent actually posts to a ledger: balance, closed months, duplicates, plug entries and the human approval. Results for two Claude models, one command to run it yourself.
Many WordPress and Cloudflare sites silently block GPTBot, ClaudeBot and Google-Extended, making them invisible to AI search even when Google can still see them. Here is how to check and fix it.
Entry-level software engineer jobs dropped 67% in one year. Stanford's study confirms AI is replacing junior developers, while senior developer employment grew 9%. Here's what the data actually shows.
Learn how to read PostgreSQL EXPLAIN ANALYZE output, understand query plans, and fix the 5 most common performance problems. Practical examples included.
Cloudflare used Vercel's open-source test suite and AI to rebuild Next.js as Vinext in one week for $1,100. What this means for open source and software.
Vibe coding promises 10x productivity. The data says otherwise: 40% of AI code has security flaws and developers score 17% lower on comprehension.
StackOverflow dropped from 200,000 questions/month to 3,862. A data-driven look at AI model collapse and why the real loss is the arguments.
Scaling contract testing across dozens of microservices. Broker workflows, CI integration, contract versioning, and sustainable testing practices.
How Pact contract testing enables consumer-driven contracts for microservices. Real-world examples, failure modes, and CI/CD best practices.
How the SNS + SQS fanout pattern enables scalable event-driven systems on AWS. Real-world use cases, best practices, and implementation guide.
Hands-on guide to event sourcing with Apache Kafka. Event store design, projections, snapshots, and operational realities of running it in production.
Why idempotency matters in distributed systems. Practical patterns for idempotent APIs, deduplication strategies, and safe retries at scale.
The Saga pattern for managing distributed transactions. Choreography vs. orchestration, compensation strategies, and when to choose sagas over ACID.
Deep dive into the circuit breaker pattern for fault-tolerant microservices. State transitions, fallback strategies, retries, bulkheads, and timeouts.
PostgreSQL isolation levels, locks, and real-world race conditions explained. How to choose the right isolation level and prevent data anomalies.
How PostgreSQL MVCC bloats your tables, why autovacuum sometimes can't keep up, and how to tune it before your 10GB table becomes 50GB on disk.
