Software Development Blog

The Platform Team Anti-Patterns We Learned the Expensive Way

Platform engineering has become the default answer to developer productivity problems. Build an internal developer platform, the thinking goes, and your applic…

Migrating to Custom Observability: 6 Months of Pain, Then Payoff

We hit $47,000/month on our observability stack before someone finally asked the obvious question: what exactly are we paying for?

Rethinking Microservices: When Monoliths Win for Rapid Enterprise Iteration

The microservices playbook has become enterprise gospel. Split everything. Deploy independently. Scale infinitely. The architecture diagrams look elegant, the c…

Postgres Can Do That: Features You're Paying Other Tools to Replicate

Your stack probably includes Redis for caching, Elasticsearch for search, a separate job queue, maybe a time-series database. Each adds operational overhead, sy…

How to Choose the Right Software Development Partner for Your Business

Selecting the right software development partner is one of the most critical decisions a business can make. Learn the key criteria, red flags to avoid, and questions to ask before signing any contract.

Choosing Boring Technology in 2026: A Decision Framework for Technical Founders

Dan McKinley's "Choose Boring Technology" essay turned ten this year. Its core insight-that every technology choice depletes a finite innovation budget-remains true in 2026.