The Death of Full-Stack
The full-stack developer myth is dying. Modern systems require deep specialization that generalists can't provide....
Code, architecture, and engineering craft. Opinions shaped by decades of building systems that had to work.
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Why premature optimization wastes developer time. The economics of knowing when code is good enough and when performance actually matters.
The full-stack developer myth is dying. Modern systems require deep specialization that generalists can't provide....
Vibe coding promises faster development, but comprehension debt is the hidden cost. When developers ship code they don't understand, maintenance nightmares follow....
Should you use microservices or a monolith? This canonical guide provides a decision matrix, extraction checklist, and honest evaluation criteria based on team size, scaling needs, and operational cap...
A contrarian defense of Make (1976) over modern JavaScript build tools. Make is boring, understood, and still works. Modern tools are complex, break often, and solve problems Make already solved....
PostgreSQL dominates the 2025 StackOverflow survey with 55.6% market share. It's not hype - it's decades of reliability, extensibility, and solving real problems without creating new ones....
Static sites load faster, cost less, and break less than dynamic alternatives. Here's why the simplest web architecture keeps winning against modern complexity....
The observability market will hit $172 billion by 2035, yet alert fatigue is epidemic and engineers spend 40% of time on tooling. Dashboards create illusion of control while real understanding require...
Assembly language isn't a relic - it's essential for voice AI, cryptography, and performance-critical paths. When 'compilers optimize better than humans' is marketing vs reality....
SQLite runs on more devices than any software in history. After 45 years watching technology disappoint, here's why SQLite is the rare project that delivered on its promises....
Serverless promised to eliminate infrastructure concerns. Instead it created new problems: cold starts, vendor lock-in, debugging nightmares, and costs that spiral at scale. Containers won. Kubernetes...
Kubernetes Ingress NGINX will receive no security patches after March 2026 due to maintainer burnout. 60% of open source maintainers work unpaid. Critical infrastructure is dying from neglect....
Most rewrites fail, but some succeed. The patterns that separate the 10% from the 90%: scope discipline, team continuity, good-enough architecture, and political protection....
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