IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS

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Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.

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10 Mar 2026 · 11 min read

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Umbraco AI Migration Playbook: Migration Paths from v7, v8 & v13 to v17 (Part 3 of 8)

Part 3 of 8 — The step-by-step technical guide to migrating from Umbraco 7, 8, or 13 to Umbraco 17 LTS. Covering uSync Migrations, Nested Content to Block List conversion, Umbraco Deploy migrators, and how AI assists at each step.

05 Mar 2026 · 10 min read

Umbraco AI Migration Playbook: AI-Assisted Assessment & Estimation (Part 2 of 8)

Part 2 of 8 — Before you write a single line of migration code, you need to know what you have. How to use AI to audit a legacy Umbraco project, score complexity, estimate effort, and produce the assessment document that drives every decision that follows.

01 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

Umbraco AI Migration Playbook: Why Your CMS Needs to Move — Now (Part 1 of 8)

Part 1 of 8 — Umbraco 8 is already end-of-life. Umbraco 13 expires in December 2026. Here's the real cost of staying put, what Umbraco 17 delivers, and how AI changes the economics of every migration you've been delaying.