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Written perspectives on engineering, strategy, and delivery.
Why Vibe Coding Isn't Enough for Production Software
Vibe coding ships working prototypes. Production software is different. Here are the 15 architectural and operational concerns that decide whether your system survives real users.
Your Software Needs an MCP Server, Not Just an API
Salesforce just shipped Headless 360 and the Agentic Experience layer. Every capability as an API, MCP tool, or CLI. Agent-first is the new bar, and retrofitting into it is not a weekend project.
Bugs, Edge Cases, and the Beta State Every Honest Product Lives In
Zero-bug guarantees are a semantic game vendors play. The honest product is fast triage, a real fix cadence, and a conversation that happens before launch.
The Reinvestment Most Companies Skip: What to Put Back Into Your Own Technology, by Revenue
Companies reinvest in marketing and hiring without thinking twice. Reinvestment in software they actually own is the line item that quietly gets zeroed out. AI has changed the math on that decision, and most leadership teams have not recalculated.
You're Not Buying Software. You're Buying Risk.
Enterprises write eight-figure software contracts, startups write four-figure ones, and the software often looks identical. The gap is not the product. It is the risk the buyer is actually transferring.
The Most Expensive Software Is the One That Works
Companies chase cheaper hourly rates and miss the real cost of slow, inefficient software. A firsthand look at why offshore "savings" rarely hold up and why delivery, not headcount, is the real bottleneck.
Everyone Talks About Engineering Excellence. Very Few Actually Mean It.
Engineering excellence is one of the most overused phrases in software — and one of the least delivered. A founder's take on why real engineering excellence is rare, what it actually looks like, and why most business leaders struggle to recognize it.
If Your Software Doesn't Have an API, You're Going to Struggle
APIs are no longer just developer tools — they're the primary interface for AI-driven workflows. Why your software needs a real API.
OpenAI Codex vs. Claude CLI: A Real-World Cost and Performance Comparison
Hands-on testing of OpenAI Codex and Claude CLI across a dev team — real numbers on cost, efficiency, token usage, and practical limits.
How to Vibe Code as a Non-Techy Business Leader: Build a CRM Without Writing a Line of Code
How to vibe code as a non-technical business leader. Build a working CRM with AI tools like Lovable and validate ideas before investing in custom dev.
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