Business7 min read
Pricing Custom Software Projects: The Framework That Works
Pricing custom software is one of the hardest conversations in the industry. Here's the framework I use to scope, estimate, and price projects accurately and fairly.
Blog — Page 11
Page 11 of 43
Engineering7 min read
Prisma ORM: A Complete Guide for TypeScript Developers
A complete Prisma ORM guide for TypeScript developers — schema design, relations, migrations, query optimization, transactions, and production patterns that actually work.
Engineering7 min read
Product-Led Growth: The Technical Architecture Behind Virality
PLG is a growth strategy with real technical implications. Here's the architecture, instrumentation, and product patterns that make product-led growth actually work.
DevOps7 min read
Production Monitoring: The Metrics That Actually Tell You Something Is Wrong
Cut through monitoring noise with metrics that matter — error rates, latency percentiles, saturation, and traffic patterns that surface real production problems.
AI8 min read
Prompt Engineering for Software Developers: A Practical Guide
Practical prompt engineering techniques for developers building with LLMs — from system prompt design to chain-of-thought patterns, with real examples from production systems.
Heritage10 min read
What Is R1b-L21? The Atlantic Celtic Haplogroup Explained
R1b-L21 is the most common Y-chromosome haplogroup in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany. If you have Highland or Irish ancestry, you probably carry it. Here's what it means, where it came from, and how to read your own results.
AI9 min read
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation): Building Smarter AI Applications
A developer's practical guide to Retrieval-Augmented Generation — how RAG works, when to use it, how to design it well, and the common mistakes that kill RAG quality.
Engineering7 min read
Redis Caching Strategies: When and How to Cache in Production
A practical guide to Redis caching — cache-aside vs write-through, TTL strategy, cache invalidation, session storage, and the common mistakes that make caches unreliable.
Architecture10 min read
Refactoring Legacy Systems: A Field Guide
Refactoring legacy systems requires more than technical skill — it requires a strategy that manages risk while maintaining delivery. Here's the field guide I wish I had before my first major migration.
Business7 min read
Remote Software Development: How Distributed Teams Can Build Better Products
Remote development teams have a real coordination tax, but they also have real advantages when run well. Here's the system that makes distributed engineering work.
Heritage8 min read
The Ross Surname: Scottish Origins, Meaning, and Where the Name Came From
The Ross surname is one of Scotland's oldest territorial names, derived from the Gaelic 'ros' meaning headland. But the bloodline behind the name is 22,000 years older than the name itself. Here's the full story.
Engineering7 min read
SaaS Development Guide: From Idea to Paying Customers
Building a SaaS product involves technical decisions that have permanent consequences. Here's the guide I wish I'd had — the architecture, stack, and sequencing that works.
Engineering7 min read
Feature Flags in SaaS: Shipping Safely and Testing in Production
Feature flags let you ship code continuously without releasing features continuously. Here's how to build a feature flag system that actually improves deployment safety.
Business7 min read
SaaS Metrics That Actually Matter (And How to Track Them in Code)
MRR, churn, LTV, CAC — every SaaS founder knows the terms. Here's what they actually mean, how to calculate them correctly, and how to build them into your product.
Engineering7 min read
SaaS Onboarding: The Technical and UX Decisions That Determine Activation
Onboarding is where most SaaS products lose new users. Here's how the technical architecture and UX decisions behind onboarding determine whether users activate or churn.