React Hooks: gotchas and when to use them
7 minute readA practical guide to choosing the right hook, avoiding stale state, and keeping effects from becoming a second application runtime.
Notes on building software.
Practical writing about full-stack systems, product-minded engineering, and the decisions that keep software understandable.
One new column, more migration than you think
8 minute readHow to evolve a large SQL Server table without turning a routine release into a long blocking operation.
Background jobs that actually run once
5 minute readA practical approach to scheduling, locking, retries, and idempotency in distributed systems.
The URL is part of your UI state
4 minute readWhy search and filter state often belongs in the address bar instead of a global store.
Bulk imports are product workflows
6 minute readTreating file ingestion as a staged, observable workflow instead of a single endpoint.
LaunchDarkly permission guards, front and back
7 minute readA reusable pattern for combining feature rollout with real authorization across React and FastAPI.
Generated API clients without the drift
4 minute readUsing an OpenAPI contract to keep FastAPI and TypeScript moving together.