Writing / Engineering notes

Ideas worth working through.

Original notes on software and the decisions behind it. A place to explore an idea, examine an approach and connect what I learn with what I build.

28 March 2026

STRIDE for Small Teams Building Consumer Fintech ↗

A stripped-down threat modeling workflow that fits a weekly release cadence, without pretending you work at a bank’s security department.

11 March 2026

How to collect stable Web Vitals in CI, separate noise from regressions, and tie budgets to components your team actually owns.

22 February 2026

A field guide to backward-compatible schema changes, dual writes, and the patience required to delete old columns safely.

4 February 2026

When Server Actions shine, when a route handler is still the right tool, and how to keep security and caching legible as a codebase grows.

18 January 2026

How to keep a personal finance surface fast and trustworthy when networks fail, users switch devices, and conflicts are inevitable.