journal
Field notes.
Lessons learned, technical decisions argued out, and a few sharp opinions. Updates are irregular — only when there's something to actually say.
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Why I still pick Laravel in 2026
Everyone's talking tRPC and serverless. I've spent six years building Laravel back-ends, and I'm not switching for the noise.
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Expo OTA: 18 months in production
Over-the-Air updates saved two critical releases this year. Honest review, with the traps and the patterns that work.
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Written framing, my best sales tool
A 6-page framing doc replaced all my detailed quotes. Here's how I write it, and why clients prefer it.
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AI-augmented, without losing the thread
Claude Code, MCP, agents. How I integrate these without diluting responsibility for the shipped code — which stays mine.