IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
880 articles
22 Mar 2026 · 16 min read
business-english
The exact language patterns for engineering managers and senior tech leads: running one-on-ones that build trust, giving feedback that actually changes behavior, making the case for promotion, navigating scope and timeline negotiations, and handling the difficult conversations nobody prepares you for.
Read more22 Mar 2026 · 7 min read
azure
Part 6 of 8 — Building a production-grade CI/CD pipeline for Umbraco 17: GitHub Actions to Azure App Service with zero-downtime slot swaps, Docker Compose for local development, uSync in the pipeline, Azure Blob Storage for media, and environment-specific configuration.
Read more22 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
english-lesson
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session — speaking practice, review, and real-world scenarios.
Read more22 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
english-lesson
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Morning session covering the weekly review — top 5 words and phrases from the week with pronunciation, exercises, and real-world examples.
Read more22 Mar 2026 · 9 min read
english-lesson
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Noon session — top 5 phrases from the week + bonus idioms, pronunciation drills, and the ultimate weekly challenge.
Read more22 Mar 2026 · 13 min read
ai
How AI is reshaping software architecture from the inside — ML-powered pattern selection, LLM orchestration, AI gateways, event-driven agents, and a full team implementation roadmap with diagrams and production-ready code.
Read more21 Mar 2026 · 16 min read
ai
Product owners think in outcomes. Developers think in systems. AI can bridge that gap — with the right documents, workflows, and prompts. Here's exactly how.
Read more21 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
bug-reports
A practical guide for Vietnamese QA engineers and testers on writing clear bug reports, test cases, and code review comments in English that developers actually understand and act on.
Read more21 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
business-english
From technical design with clients to demo rehearsals and live presentations. The complete English toolkit for client-facing meetings.
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