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Writing about systems, software, and the work behind them.
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October 23, 2026 · Node.js / Security
Patch Node.js, Not Just Your npm Dependencies
Why runtime security updates need to be rebuilt, redeployed, and verified across every production path.Read on Medium0203040506
Oct 23, 2026 · Security / Infrastructure
The eMudhra Incident Wasn’t ‘Just Eight Certificates’
What recoverable CA keys teach engineering teams about trust stores, rollout, and verification.Oct 18, 2026 · AI agents / Reliability
Your AI Agent Needs Idempotency, Not More Intelligence
The retry that makes an agent reliable can also duplicate emails, refunds, and tickets.Oct 18, 2026 · AI agents / Engineering
Your AI Agent Didn’t Crash. It Still Failed.
Production controls—contracts, evidence, tracing, recovery, and approvals—that matter beyond prompt tuning.Apr 15, 2026 · SwiftUI / macOS
I Built a Free macOS Menu Bar Network Speed Monitor in Swift
A look inside NetSpeed, the open-source SwiftUI utility for live upload and download speed.Apr 14, 2026 · Swift / Open source