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Backend Craft

Principles, patterns, and tradeoffs from 8+ years of backend work.

  1. 01
    Architecture Note 1 min

    Architecture Note: When to pick SQS FIFO over a DB queue

    A decision framework I use when the team reaches for a Postgres-backed queue by default.

  2. 02
    Architecture Note 1 min

    How I Think About Secure Backend Integrations

    A working mental model for auth, secrets, scopes, and blast radius — built from scars, not books.

  3. 03
    Architecture Note 2 min

    What I Learned Designing Omnichannel Backend Integrations

    Shared intent schema, eventually-consistent conversation state, and why the channel should be the last thing your backend knows about.