NOV 14, 2024
ENGINEERING
Why we stopped using microservices for everything
The monolith is back, kind of. A practical look at when distributed systems hurt more than they help.
8 min read
Journal
Field notes from the studio.
Long-form writing on engineering, AI, design and the craft of building software
that ages well.
OCT 28, 2024
AI
Shipping RAG that doesn't hallucinate in production
Six rules we've extracted from shipping LLM apps across four industries — most of them boring.
12 min read
OCT 02, 2024
ENGINEERING
The case for boring databases
Postgres covers 95% of what most teams need. Here's how to push it further than you think.
6 min read
SEP 19, 2024
DESIGN
Designing for trust in fintech UIs
Money interfaces are different. What we've learned from shipping seven of them.
9 min read
AUG 22, 2024
CASE NOTE
Edge-rendered checkout: a 14 week diary
How we cut Aura Retail's checkout TTFB from 1.4s to 92ms — without breaking conversion.
15 min read
AUG 04, 2024
STUDIO
Hiring senior engineers in 2024
The interview process we've iterated on for five years. What it does and does not measure.
7 min read