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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
62 entries · latest 2026-11-06
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Debugging a Production Bug I Cannot Reproduce Locally
Reconstruct the timeline from prod logs before touching code
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Shopify Theme Sections I Rebuild on Every Store
Four sections (hero, proof band, FAQ, CTA) I copy into every Shopify store
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Feature Flags Without a Vendor: The Minimal Setup I Ship
Boolean flags in env vars cover 80% of what vendors sell
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Local-First Architecture for Solo Apps When CRDTs Help and When They Hurt
Local-first cut my note app's perceived latency to zero across 3 devices
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Shopify Metafields Done Right Three Patterns From Production
Typed metafield definitions catch bad data before it reaches your theme
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Why I Stopped Reaching for Redis on Solo Projects
Six Redis use cases replaced with SQLite, Postgres, and Edge KV
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The Stripe Webhook Patterns I Use to Avoid Lost Events
Signature verification on the edge blocks forged payloads before they hit my logic
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Form UX in 2026 Native HTML Validation Is Finally Enough
Removed a 12 KB validation library across 3 surfaces using native HTML
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Edge Functions vs Serverless for Solo Projects A Practical Comparison
Edge wins for cookie gating, redirects, AB tests at sub-20ms cold starts
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The DuckDB Pattern When SQLite Is Not Enough but Postgres Is Overkill
DuckDB scans 10M rows in under a second on a laptop
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GitHub Actions Crons That Actually Stay Green
7 daily crons, 2 starvation incidents that triggered the rewrite