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The New Architecture is default, Expo won the tooling war, and cold starts hit 300ms. Here's what's actually different and what still isn't.
Strong opinions on microservices, documentation, agile theater, deleting code, and what AI actually changed about building software.
After inheriting dozens of codebases, the patterns are clear. Hourly billing traps, missing QA, and the incentive problems behind most project failures.
When to run ML on the phone vs. calling a cloud API. Real tradeoffs in latency, privacy, cost, and offline capability.
We review trending app concepts and give honest verdicts. What to build, what to skip, and the hidden complexity nobody mentions.
Deep technical walkthrough: HIPAA-compliant, sub-second-latency vitals dashboard using API Gateway WebSockets, Lambda, Kinesis, and DynamoDB.
Architecture Decision Records are the simplest, most valuable practice we use. Our format, real examples, and why every project needs them.
Everything founders and CTOs need to know about building HIPAA-compliant apps. BAAs, encryption, mobile safeguards, and real compliance costs.
We break down the psychology, engineering, and design decisions behind the most effective retention mechanic in consumer apps.
