Engineering leadership · Software architecture
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Oct 20, 2026
Most teams reach for microservices to fix a problem they don't have yet. Draw the boundaries inside one deployable first, and let the system tell you when a module has earned its own service.
Architecture · 5 min read
Oct 13, 2026
Handing out tasks isn't delegation. Real delegation means designing what you hand over, how much authority comes with it, and how you'll know it's on track, just like designing an interface.
Leadership · 5 min read
Oct 6, 2026
If your mental picture of Java still involves getters, setters and anonymous inner classes, the language has quietly become a different one. Here are the features that change how everyday code looks.
Java · 4 min read
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