Engineering
Load-bearing software: the invisible decisions that hold systems up
Platform choices made in week one are still carrying weight in year three. How to make them wisely.
June 18, 20266 min read
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Platform or project? How to decide what your team should build vs adopt
The economics of reusable IP versus custom software — and when the boundary shifts.
June 4, 20265 min read
Delivery
Embedded engineering: why proximity to your team changes everything
The difference between a vendor and a partner is how much of the context they carry.
May 28, 20264 min read
AI Systems
Operational AI needs a bearing, not a demo
A model that wins in a notebook can collapse in production. The four standards that keep AI honest.
May 14, 20266 min read
Platforms
The ledger is the source of truth
Double-entry accounting turned into software: why Ledgerline exists, and why trust is arithmetic.
April 30, 20267 min read
Delivery
Follow-the-sun: when time zones become a feature
Two offices, four overlapping time zones, and a delivery rhythm that never stops.
April 16, 20265 min read
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