What happens when your database transaction succeeds, but publishing the corresponding event fails? This is the dual-write problem, and it can silently break distributed systems. Discover how the Transactional Outbox pattern solves it, why duplicate events are still possible, and the trade-offs you should consider before adopting it.
The Transactional Outbox Pattern: Solving the Dual-Write Problem Read Post »
I reverse-engineered my kid’s smartwatch with an AI coding agent, not just to make it work, but to make the agent prove when it was right.
The interesting part wasn’t the generated code. It was building feedback loops: emulating the vendor’s crypto, probing the real hardware, using crash logs as ground truth, and turning mistakes into persistent agent guardrails.
How I used AI to reverse-engineer my kid’s smartwatch Read Post »
In this article, I explore how AI can help us shift from sharing code to sharing knowledge, and why that might scale better in modern teams.
The “Shared Library” Trap: Why AI Is the Future of Distributed Knowledge Read Post »