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An API is a contract. Breaking it breaks your users. The design decisions that seem minor at launch — naming, error shapes, pagination, versioning — are the ones that cost the most to change later. Here is what holds up and what doesn't.
Read moreMost teams use GitHub Actions as a basic CI runner — run tests on push, maybe deploy on merge. The platform supports workflows, automation, and integration patterns that go well beyond that, and most of them require no additional tooling.
Read moreRemote meetings can feel chaotic or exhausting if everyone isn’t on the same page. A few simple habits make them productive and stress-free for engineers.
Read moreLegacy systems can feel like a trap—working, but only barely, and often at the cost of the team trying to maintain them.
Read moreSystems that require a human to notice and act on every failure do not scale operationally. Designing for automated recovery means defining recovery actions explicitly in the design, not during the incident.
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