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On engineering, architecture, and the discipline of building well.

Building a SaaS Boilerplate Solo in 2 Weeks with AI

How I built NestForge Pro from empty repo to live product using Claude Code, a claims registry, and ruthless scope discipline.

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Why Every Marketing Claim Should Have a Code Citation

I found 6 false claims on my own landing page. Here's the claims registry pattern that fixed it.

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Auth in NestJS: Why I Didn't Use Clerk

A technical deep-dive on self-hosted auth with Passport.js, JWT refresh token rotation, and one-time OAuth code exchange.

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Shipping a Developer Product at $199 — Pricing Lessons from Week 1

The pricing journey from $499 to $199, purchasing power parity, and why the first 10 customers matter most.

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Building a Portfolio with Radical Simplicity

Why I chose typography-first design, monotone aesthetics, and obsessive SEO for my personal site.

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