EngineeringFeb 26, 2026 · 8 min
What a 21-day solo SaaS build actually looked likeArchitecture, sequencing, and the operating habits that let one person ship a large product fast without letting quality fall apart.
Writing
Notes worth keeping.
The writing here stays narrow on purpose: product engineering, AI systems, and the parts of execution that actually change outcomes.
AI EngineeringFeb 20, 2026 · 6 min
AI-Native vs AI-Bolted-On: Why Most AI Integrations FailThe difference between wrapping a chat API and building something that actually works in production. Streaming, fallback chains, prompt ownership, and why most 'AI features' are one API change from breaking.
AI EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 9 min
RAG Pipeline Architecture for Production: What Actually WorksMost RAG demos look great. Most RAG production systems fail silently. Chunking strategy, hybrid retrieval, reranking, confidence thresholds, and evaluation.
EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 8 min
Next.js vs Remix for SaaS in 2026: An Engineer's Honest TakeI ship production SaaS products weekly. Here's the decision framework I actually use for Next.js App Router vs Remix. Not a feature checklist.
ProductMar 1, 2026 · 7 min
What a fractional CTO actually doesA practical look at where the role helps, where it does not, and how founders can tell when they need technical leadership instead of more tickets closed.
AI EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 9 min
Prompt Engineering for Production: What Actually Works in 2026Beyond 'be specific.' Chain-of-thought, structured outputs, prompt versioning, and confidence scoring. Techniques that moved a real system from unreliable to production-grade.