6 articles tagged Technology
Tech debt: when half your stack is unfamiliar
A repeatable process for debugging, verifying and governing tools you didn't write, with baselines, contracts, environment measurement and tool cards.
14 min read · 26 September 2026
Replace managed services with Postgres 17
How to decide whether to replace managed cache, search, and scheduler services with Postgres extensions, and how to measure the trade-off honestly.
14 min read · 16 August 2026
Hire for agents, not autocomplete
Constraint-aware hiring tests whether engineers can ship when networks are slow, gateways fail, and CI times out. Includes code, failure modes, and a 30-minute action.
13 min read · 2 August 2026
Stop guessing tech stacks: validate tools in 2 hours
A repeatable two-hour process for validating an unfamiliar library or service before it reaches production, with concrete checks and exit criteria.
13 min read · 12 July 2026
Vibe code: works great, fails forever
Ten failure modes that make vibe-coded MVPs unmaintainable, with code fixes, measurement recipes, and a hardening checklist for each.
13 min read · 20 June 2026
2026 tech salaries: where cuts stopped, where raises
How funding stage, equity structure and cross-border tax shape 2026 tech pay, plus a worked offer comparison and a checklist for judging any package.
12 min read · 10 June 2026