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Engineering notes

Practical write-ups on building production systems—APIs, clients, and the glue between them. Original content, grounded in real shipping experience.

• Multi-surface product features that matter

  The feature set that shows up again and again in serious B2B apps: shared auth, marketplace and ops in one web app, messaging, reports, referrals, and client-specific shells.

  2026-08-27 · 9 min read

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• Integrating Slack, AWS, and other optional services

  A practical pattern for third-party integrations: feature flags via env, secrets only on the server, and domain mappings that do not leak credentials into the UI.

  2026-08-24 · 9 min read

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• Dashboard charts that survive real filters

  Building ops and commerce charts with Recharts: shape data on the client, keep queries flexible, and avoid charts that break when users change date, owner, or grouping.

  2026-08-20 · 10 min read

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• Firebase push across web, mobile, desktop, and API

  How to wire Cloud Messaging so one backend can notify browsers, phones, and desktop apps—without shipping private keys to any client.

  2026-08-16 · 9 min read

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• One API for web, desktop, and mobile

  How to design a single backend that serves a browser app, an Electron desktop client, and a mobile app without drifting into three incompatible APIs.

  2026-08-12 · 9 min read

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