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AI engineering, backend systems, enduring ideas, and how I work with AI. Newest first.
The Shard I Cut in June Sent the Bill in October
The Domino Effect in MQTT Authentication
I Bought Almost Every Clean Code Book. Now I Read Less Code.
Learning Neo4j Through a Component Replacement Case
AI Found the Kafka Bugs. Which Decisions Are Still Mine?
Voice AI: The Audio Is Transcribed. Why Is It Still in Memory?
Testing Kafka with AI: What Did the Passing Tests Actually Check?
Optimizing Queries with AI, I Had to Review “It's Faster” Too
The AI Says All Tests Passed. What Do I Check Next?
Old School Series: Reading Microservices Patterns
Don't Hand Your AI Product's Security to a Prompt
I Finished the AWS Gen AI Course, Then Decided Not to Take the Cert
Old School Series: Reading Design Patterns Explained
AI Is a Coworker Who Overstates Its Progress: How I Build With It
Old School Series: Reading Building an IoT Platform from 0 to 1
I Used FOR UPDATE Without Knowing What It Locked