IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
905 articles
24 Feb 2026 · 8 min read
architecture
A casual conversation about microservices vs monoliths. Two tech leads explain when to split, when to stay, and why most teams get it wrong — in plain English you can listen to and learn from.
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communication
The 50 most mispronounced tech words, Vietnamese-specific pronunciation traps, and a 10-minute daily drill that actually fixes your accent.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
angular
Part 10 of 11 — Production CI/CD pipeline for Angular 21 + .NET 10 ecommerce. GitHub Actions workflows for build, test, API codegen check, Docker, Azure Container Apps deployment, and dependency automation.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 4 min read
angular
Post I — Complete Angular 21 performance guide for ecommerce: CDK virtual scrolling for large product grids, NgOptimizedImage LQIP and fill mode, preconnect hints from SSR, and bundle analysis with nx build.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 7 min read
career
A practical English improvement roadmap for non-native speaking technical leaders. No textbooks, no grammar drills — just what actually works when you're 40+, busy, and need results.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
ai
Part 8 of 11 — Practical GitHub Copilot setup for an ecommerce development team. Workspace instructions, custom instructions per task type, Copilot Chat for architecture, and the MCP server for Angular CLI.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 4 min read
angular
Post E — Production Angular 21 routing patterns for ecommerce: functional guards with returnUrl, route resolvers for data preloading, type-safe navigation with withComponentInputBinding, and preloading strategies.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
angular
Part 5 of 11 — Building the core ecommerce features in Angular 21. Product catalog with SSR, cart state with Signals, multi-step checkout with Reactive Forms, and real-time inventory with SignalR.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 5 min read
angular
Post G — Security patterns every Angular Tech Lead must know for ecommerce. How Angular's sanitizer works, the token refresh race condition and the shareReplay fix, Content Security Policy with SSR, and CSRF protection.
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