Testing & Observability ·
Using an AI Agent for Manual Mobile-App Testing
A testing agent can execute a long checklist and document results while leaving sensitive steps and final judgment to a person.
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Articles & Insights
Articles and lessons drawn from real-world experience in technology, software engineering, team management, entrepreneurship, education, and professional growth.
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Performance & Reliability ·
Three Lessons from Building a Mobile App with NativePHP
Performance, navigation, and response-time issues were not PHP failures; accurate diagnosis and the right versions resolved them.
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AI-Assisted Engineering ·
Welcome to AI-SDLC
Welcome to the era of integrating AI across the full software development lifecycle. AI-SDLC = Artificial Intelligence in the Software Development Life Cycle.
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Application & Infrastructure Security ·
Secure Object Storage for Application Files
Keep object storage private, control access with signed URLs or a delivery layer, and separate file growth from the application server.
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Performance & Reliability ·
JavaScript Is Not the Enemy of Performance or SEO
The problem is not JavaScript itself, but how rendering, loading, images, and caching are implemented.
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Technical Leadership & Capability ·
Technical Skill Alone Does Not Build a Company
A company requires understanding markets, operations, cash flow, partnerships, and risk—not only a good idea and excellent code.
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AI & Digital Work Skills ·
AI Fluency Goes Beyond Writing a Good Prompt
The 4D framework connects AI use to task selection, description, judgment of output, and responsibility for its use.
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Product & Project Planning ·
Validate a Project Before Investing Time and Money
An idea is not enough; understand the market, customer, pricing, operations, competition, and risk before implementation.
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Testing & Observability ·
End-to-End Browser Testing with Playwright
Playwright provides one API for testing Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit and can work alongside development tools and agents.
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Code Quality & Practices ·
The Danger of Technical Debt
Hasty, unplanned quick-fixes pile up into technical debt — a nightmare that threatens the entire business over time.
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Performance & Reliability ·
Let Data Drive Capacity-Planning Decisions
Registered-user counts are not enough; observe active users and request behavior before scaling infrastructure.
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Product & Project Planning ·
Integrate AI Only When It Creates Real Value
Using AI to follow a trend adds cost and complexity; begin with a case that simpler rules cannot solve as effectively.
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