A curation of personal opinions and technical articles.
A beautiful website tells you nothing about what's happening behind the scenes. Here are seven things you can check in under a minute - from guest checkout to payment handling to privacy policies - before you trust an online store with your money and your personal information.…
The Axios supply chain attack compromised 70 million weekly downloads in under three hours. The British Airways breach was 22 lines of JavaScript. This post covers the specific, gnarly security problems that come up in e-commerce - and the approaches that actually work.…
In the e-commerce industry, security is always 'phase two.' Phase two rarely comes. After three years building online stores across Europe and a master's in cybersecurity, I put together the checklist I wish every e-commerce team had on their wall. None of it is groundbreaking. That's the point.…
In English class, double negatives are a mistake. In code, they're a commitment. In life, they're how your strongest yeses actually arrive - not as choices you picked, but as refusals you couldn't keep.…
Productive laziness isn't the absence of effort - it's the refusal to waste effort. The best software wasn't built by the hardest workers. It was built by the laziest ones - who then worked incredibly hard to make sure they'd never have to do it again.…
Comparing sqlc, Ent, and bob - three Go database tools with different answers to the same question: where should your source of truth live? Plus how kiln builds on bob to generate a complete API layer.…
Generate a complete Go REST API from your database schema with kiln. Step-by-step tutorial covering PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite - with CRUD, validation, filtering, soft deletes, nested routes, and OpenAPI generation.…
A schema-first API compiler for Go. Point kiln at your PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite database, run one command, and get a complete REST API - models, validation, handlers, routing, and OpenAPI spec. No boilerplate, no framework.…
Office automation has evolved from typewriters to AI-powered tools, transforming how businesses operate. This post explores seven decades of workplace technology, its impact on productivity, and the ethical challenges it brings.…
Hey there 👋, Happy New Year to you. I wish you a prosperous new year in good health and a sound mind. Sigh! 2020 was a year, wasn't it? The year where we all stayed at home, worked from home, schooled from home, wore fewer pants...or even better, got rid of the pants, attended online meetings than we…