The real cost of maintaining a digital product
Launching is a small part of the work. What decides whether a product survives is what happens afterwards: updates, data, payments, and decisions nobody sees.
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I write about how digital products get built and kept alive: decisions, costs, and process for small and mid-sized businesses.
The Illusion of Infinite Creation
AI removed technical friction. The problem is that friction also filtered out bad ideas, forced commitment, and created real learning. What happens when it disappears.
Migrating Companies from MySQL to PostgreSQL Without Overcharging Them on Stripe
We had customers with active subscriptions in an old Stripe account and a new architecture that didn’t recognize them. This is the process we used to move them without charging the difference.
How to Deploy Laravel on Render with Docker (What the Tutorials Don’t Tell You)
Render doesn’t natively support PHP—you need Docker. The hard part isn’t the Dockerfile: it’s Render’s dynamically assigned port, Neon’s pooler breaking migrations, and the HOME that PHP-FPM inherits from root.
How I Automated My Google Cloud Deploys with a Claude Code Agent
I had three projects on a VPS and a deploy process that depended on me not skipping a step. I solved it by configuring a Claude Code sub-agent with gcloud SSH access.
How I Connected Obsidian to Claude Code Using MCP
I configured Obsidian as a knowledge base connected to Claude Code via MCP. Here is the process, the SSL problems, and the vault structure that ultimately worked.
How I Organize My Next.js Projects with Feature-Based Architecture
The structure I use in Next.js projects to keep features more isolated, scalable, and easy to maintain.
How to Connect Figma to OpenCode with MCP
Configure Figma’s MCP in OpenCode so your agent can read design context and help you implement interfaces more accurately.
Expo vs React Native CLI: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
The debate is no longer "managed vs bare." With CNG, development builds, and Meta's official recommendation, the question has changed completely. Here's when to choose each one.
Zustand vs Redux Toolkit: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
In 2026, Zustand has overtaken Redux. Discover why Zustand became the winner in simplicity, while RTK remains king of enterprise apps.
Flutter vs React Native: A React Developer’s Perspective
Everything a React developer needs to know before moving to Flutter. Key differences in language, UI, and state management.
pnpm vs npm vs yarn: Why I Use pnpm
A practical comparison of the three most popular package managers. Speed, disk space, and why pnpm is my choice.
TanStack Query: A Practical Getting Started Guide
Learn to use TanStack Query (formerly React Query) to manage server state in React. Fetching, caching, and mutations in minutes.
Sentry in React Native CLI: Complete Integration Guide
Learn how to configure Sentry in React Native CLI to capture errors, source maps, and navigation tracking. Includes troubleshooting and free-plan optimization.
Differences Between the App Router and Pages Router in Next.js
A complete guide to the differences between the App Router (app/) and Pages Router (pages/) in Next.js. Which one to use, when to migrate, and practical examples.
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