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The seven hidden cost drivers nobody costs out before splitting the monolith — and how to undo them without halting feature work.
Architecture · 11 min readThe 8 questions I ask every team that's about to "go microservices". The answer is rarely what they expect.
Security · 10 min readThe cookie-bloat failure mode that takes down enterprise apps under the right permission load, and the JWT+RBAC fix.
Security · 12 min readThe 7 mistakes that turn JWT from an auth simplification into a security liability — and how to spot them in a 30-minute review.
Security · 9 min readThe often-forgotten OAuth flow that solves "partner integrations sharing user cookies" without bringing in a full identity provider.
AI adoption · 13 min readSix places I keep seeing AI deliver clear ROI, and four where it consistently misfires. With named alternatives.
Legacy modernization · 11 min readThe VS Code plugin + AI agent recipe that turned a multi-month documentation project into a one-week sprint. Includes the prompt template.
Database · 11 min readWhy RLS is the right last line of defence for SaaS multi-tenancy — and the 3 patterns that make it actually work in production.
DevOps · 10 min readHow a Python-driven WiX build script eliminates manual install steps, restores client config automatically, and surfaces a one-time admin UI on first run.
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