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Expo Is Great for App Development—Until It Isn't
Expo feels magical until hardware integrations and native SDKs force you back into the complexity you were avoiding.
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Software engineering
Production lessons on architecture, debugging, maintainability, deployment workflows, and the tradeoffs that separate toy systems from durable ones.
This is the broadest bucket on the site, but it all comes back to one question: what still makes sense when the code has users, constraints, and consequences?
Start with these articles:
- Server-Sent Events: When WebSockets Are Overkill (And When They’re Not)
- Git Branching Strategies: Most Teams Pick Wrong (Here’s How to Choose)
- The Custom Framework You’re Building Will Break Your Team
- Stop Explaining JOINs with Venn Diagrams—Here’s What Actually Breaks
- Your Global Scope Is a Disaster (And It’s Breaking Production)
If your problems are mostly about systems getting harder to reason about, this is the lane to stay in.
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I Drank the Kool-Aid, and It Made Me Sick
Why generative AI works best as a constrained tool with oversight, not as a substitute for judgment or craft.
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Beyond the Clipboard: The Unexpected Challenges of Digitizing Everyday Work
Why replacing clipboards means rebuilding tacit operational knowledge, not just moving forms onto tablets.
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The Future of AI in Everyday Life
Where AI already improves daily routines, where it quietly adds risk, and why convenience always comes with tradeoffs.
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The Rebirth of PHP
Why It's Time to Rethink This Modern Programming Powerhouse
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Folding Under Pressure: My Skepticism About the Pixel 9 Foldable
Why Google’s Latest Foldable Has Me Questioning the Hype and Holding Onto My Current Phone
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