Articles
Written perspectives on engineering, strategy, and delivery.
Best Practices for a Successful Laravel System Upgrade
A practical guide to Laravel upgrades — pre-upgrade audits, dependency management, database migrations, testing strategies, and monitoring.
No — You Can't Redevelop Uber for $50k
A reality check on custom software costs. Real cost breakdowns, salary data, and what $50K actually gets you when building a complex application like Uber.
How to Vet a Software Development Company: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to evaluating software development partners — what to look for, what to ask, and the red flags most companies miss.
Building a House vs. Building Software: Why the Foundation Matters
Why building custom software is a lot like building a custom home — and what the parallels teach us about architecture, scope, and buy vs. build.
10,000 Tasks, One Request, Half the Cost: Anthropic's Message Batches API
A deep-dive into Anthropic's Message Batches API — process 10,000 AI requests simultaneously at 50% cost reduction, with enterprise use cases.
Active Logic Turns 10: A Decade of Custom Software Development
From a solo freelancer to a 30+ person software company — Active Logic celebrates ten years of enterprise software with 100% US-based engineers.
False-Shoring: Finally Putting a Name to an All-Too-Common Development Practice
False-shoring is when agencies claim to be US-based while quietly offshoring development. How to spot it and what to ask before signing.
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