Technical series

Practical engineering.
Decisions explained.

Walk through the choices behind dependable integrations and business software. For developers, technical leads, and people responsible for getting a product delivered.

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From a real problem
to an engineering decision.

Each walkthrough connects a practical design question to a project and its implementation.

AI workflows & reviewVideo & written walkthrough

Engineering a useful assistant

From an enquiry to a draft you can review

Inspect the reference material, handle missing information, and keep approval tied to the exact response a person reviewed.

  • Follow three fictional enquiries.
  • See how source material supports a reply.
  • See why an edited draft needs another review.
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APIs & reliabilityWritten walkthrough

Reliable .NET integrations

Handling API failures without duplicate actions

A practical walkthrough of rate limits, account-access errors, and retry decisions in a modular .NET integration layer.

  • Distinguish a rejected request from an uncertain result.
  • Keep retry policy separate from the API client.
  • Test the failure paths that affect your business workflow.
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Workflows & architectureWritten walkthrough

Architecture for business software

Designing approvals that preserve the original record

How to separate a preview, a reviewed decision, and a posted result in business software, using an anonymized workforce workflow example.

  • Pin the inputs and rules behind a reviewed result.
  • Treat correction as a new, linked business operation.
  • Design retries and concurrent changes into the workflow.
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From learning to delivery

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