Journal
Journal
Decision logs, behind the scenes, and "why I did it this way" pieces.
When I Move to Microservices
The measured signals that justify moving from a monolith to a distributed architecture — and the common false reasons that say it's still too early
Gitflow or GitHub Flow? How I Choose
Practical criteria for picking a branching strategy by product model, version count, and deploy rhythm — and how each model breaks in the wrong place.
When I Switch to Trunk-Based Development
Why release branches break for high-frequency deploy teams and how much of trunk-based is really discipline — the thresholds I cross and the ones I don't
Why I Start Projects With a Modular Monolith
The case for drawing clean module boundaries inside a single deployable app before jumping to microservices — and when I stop doing it.
Why I Prefer Boring Architecture
The pragmatic case for choosing proven tools over chasing new technology. This is not cowardice, it is a budget decision.
My AI-Assisted Engineering Workflow
The seven rules I follow to use Claude Code and similar agents on production code with confidence — not a skeptic, a discipline manifesto