Notes from the engineering floor.
Practical, code-first articles on AI agents, automation, backend architecture, frontend performance and DevOps. The things we learn shipping production systems.
Docker container exits immediately or keeps restarting: a debugging checklist
A container that shows "Exited (0)" or "Restarting (1)" seconds after starting has a main process that stopped. This checklist covers logs, exit codes, PID 1, CMD vs ENTRYPOINT, foreground processes, healthchecks and restart policies.
n8n vs Zapier vs Make vs custom code: choosing an automation stack
Zapier, Make, n8n and custom code each fit a different stage and team. Compare pricing models, hosting, AI features, complexity and maintenance to choose the right automation stack.
Technical debt: how to measure it, explain it to non-engineers and pay it down
A practical approach to technical debt: spotting it with signals you can actually track, explaining it in business terms and paying it down without stopping feature work.
Stripe subscriptions done right: webhooks, proration and failed payments
How to build Stripe subscription billing that stays correct: which webhook events to handle, signature verification, idempotent processing, proration, dunning, the customer portal and keeping your database in sync.
Scoping an MVP: how to ship v1 in weeks without painting yourself into a corner
Most MVPs are late because they are not minimal, and most rewrites happen because the wrong corners were cut. A practical framework for deciding what to build, what to fake and what to get right from day one.
A Next.js performance checklist: Core Web Vitals in practice
A practical, code-first checklist for improving LCP, INP and CLS in Next.js App Router projects, from rendering strategy to images, fonts, scripts and field monitoring.
Automating document processing with LLMs: invoices, contracts and forms into structured data
LLMs make it practical to turn messy documents into clean records. The hard part is trust: schemas, validation, confidence signals and a review queue for the cases that need a person.
Building a WhatsApp AI chatbot for your business
How to build an AI chatbot on the WhatsApp Business Platform: Cloud API setup, webhooks, the 24-hour customer service window, message templates, opt-in rules and handoff to humans.
React Native vs Flutter vs native in 2026: choosing a mobile stack
A balanced guide to choosing between React Native, Flutter and fully native iOS and Android development, based on your team, product and long-term plans.
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