IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
878 articles
14 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
ai-agent
Learn how to set up Nanoclaw as your personal AI home assistant across WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord — plus top optimization tips to get the most out of it.
Read more14 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
business-english
How to present your team's work, narrate a live demo, and handle stakeholder feedback — all in clear, confident English. Scripts and phrases for non-native tech leads.
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business-english
Working with international teams — understanding cultural communication styles, avoiding misunderstandings, and adapting your English for global collaboration.
Read more14 Mar 2026 · 7 min read
block-list
Part 4 of 8 — Moving past the data migration to the real work: modernizing your Umbraco codebase to .NET 10, rebuilding templates with the current IPublishedContent API, restructuring content types with Block List, and applying Clean Architecture patterns to Umbraco projects.
Read more13 Mar 2026 · 7 min read
business-english
The English phrases that prevent bad sprints. How to clarify requirements, challenge assumptions, and ask smart questions in refinement meetings.
Read more13 Mar 2026 · 8 min read
agency
Part 7 of 8 — When you're managing 10, 20, or 50 Umbraco sites, individual project economics don't work. The Marketing OS framework: shared NuGet packages, shared document type libraries, AI-accelerated delivery, and how to reduce per-site migration cost by 50–70%.
Read more12 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
1-on-1
How to run productive 1-on-1s as a tech lead — upward with your manager and downward with your reports. Career discussions, feedback, and difficult conversations in English.
Read more12 Mar 2026 · 7 min read
business-english
How to discuss estimates, commit to scope, and push back on overloaded sprints — all in clear, professional English. Templates and phrases for non-native speakers.
Read more12 Mar 2026 · 20 min read
ai
Part 6 of 13 — AI-generated code needs different testing strategies. How to write tests that catch what AI gets wrong, use AI to generate test cases, and build a testing workflow for AI-assisted development.
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