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    Notes from the practice.

    Field notes on sustainable engineering, multi-tenant systems, AI, and the discipline of building software that's meant to last.

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    Practice08 · AUG · 2026

    Start with the workflow, not the feature list.

    A useful digital system begins with the people, decisions, documents, and friction already present in the work. Our approach is to understand that operating reality before deciding what to build.

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    24 · JUL · 2026AI

    Responsible AI document workflows need visible evidence and human judgment.

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    10 · JUL · 2026Engineering

    Multi-tenant architecture: isolate by design, not by convention.

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    20 · JUN · 2026Sustainability

    Sustainable software starts with a measurable baseline.

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    03 · JUN · 2026Engineering

    Offline-first is an operating model, not a caching trick.

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    16 · MAY · 2026Product

    Measure the service from the user's side.

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    28 · APR · 2026Practice

    Handover-ready by default: documentation as part of the system.

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    11 · APR · 2026Engineering

    Choose technology for the life of the system.

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