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Articles

Thoughts on development, methodology, and building things that last.

01
Methodology
June 19, 2026·6 min read

Compound Engineering

A framework for building software where every task makes the next one easier — not harder.

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02
Backend
July 2, 2026·7 min read

Database Query Tuning: From Slow to Sub-Second

The practical playbook I use to find and fix slow queries — explain plans, index design, and the 80/20 of PostgreSQL performance.

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03
Methodology
July 15, 2026·5 min read

AI-Native Engineering: Agents as Force Multipliers

How autonomous coding agents change the shape of delivery — and where human judgment still decides the outcome.

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04
Architecture
July 28, 2026·6 min read

Modernizing Legacy Systems Without the Rewrite Trap

Strangler patterns, incremental migrations, and why the safest path to a new architecture is usually the slow one.

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05
Methodology
August 10, 2026·6 min read

Agentic Workflows: When Agents Execute and Humans Decide

Designing loops where autonomous agents do the context-heavy execution and humans sit on the judgment calls — orchestration patterns, gates, and escalation by design.

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