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A blog dedicated to backend systems, DevOps, and structural data patterns. Exploring the intersection of brutalist architecture and clean code.
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Latest Blogs
Fresh backend notes, production lessons, and architecture writeups from real systems.
happymode: a tiny macOS menu bar app that keeps Dark Mode on schedule
A behind-the-scenes look at happymode: a native macOS menu bar utility that switches system appearance using sunrise/sunset (no external APIs) or custom daily times, with a weekly preview and permission-aware UX.
I Built happycontext: Wide Logging for Go with Router + Logger Adapters
A practical deep dive into happycontext, a Go wide-logging library that emits one structured event per request with support for slog, zap, zerolog, and net/http, gin, echo, and fiber integrations.
Recreating PlanetScale's pg_strict in Rust: A Build Log
A detailed build log of cloning PlanetScale's pg_strict in Rust. From the pitfalls of sqlparser and executor hooks to the zero-overhead solution using Postgres' native post_parse_analyze_hook.
January 2026 Changelog
Theme management, Mermaid diagrams, and infrastructure improvements.
Updated now: Share Zustand State via URL (Copyable Links)
Updated for Zustand v5: persist state in the URL hash so users can copy, share, and restore app state across sessions.
PostgreSQL UUIDv7 Performance Benchmark: Native vs Custom Implementations
Comprehensive analysis of modern time-ordered identifiers in PostgreSQL: UUIDv7, ULID, and TypeID implementations with real performance benchmarks, PostgreSQL 18 native support, and practical recommendations for choosing the right identifier for your project.
Works
Selected product builds, tooling experiments, and backend-first systems shipped in production.
Hiring?
I am actively interviewing for Software Engineering roles across Backend, Full-Stack, and Frontend teams. If you are hiring for product engineering or platform teams, let’s talk.