Articles Archive
Practical technical writing on platform architecture, integrations, systems thinking, and the real-world tradeoffs behind building software that holds up. I also write about the professional skills, judgment, and growth required to become the kind of engineer people trust with hard problems.
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Architecture
Modern browsers can process and persist substantial private data without sending it to an application server. Local Data Custody treats that boundary as an explicit architecture decision.
Salesforce Core
Apex bulkification prevents obvious governor-limit mistakes, but it does not guarantee scalable automation. Transaction fan-out is what happens when 200 trigger records spread into thousands of related records, downstream automation, async jobs, and operational risk.
Salesforce Core
API v67 changes Apex defaults toward user mode, forcing teams to make security and elevation decisions explicit instead of relying on accidental system access.
Professional Skills
Ego is often treated like something to suppress, but when it is grounded in empathy and purpose, it can become a powerful force for confidence, leadership, and growth. This article reframes ego as a tool for showing up with clarity, conviction, and responsibility.
Salesforce Core
Behind Salesforce's surface complexity is a simpler model of objects, records, and relationships that explains how the platform really works.
Architecture
Platform demand shifts, but solution design, architecture judgment, and systems thinking remain durable career leverage across e-commerce and beyond.
Salesforce Core
Salesforce Archive is a platform-native option for moving inactive data out of the hot path while reducing storage pressure, protecting performance, and supporting retention needs.
Commerce Cloud
The siren song of composable commerce promises flexibility and the perfect customer experience, but it is crucial to understand the true costs and complexities before jumping in.
Professional Skills
Imposter syndrome often feels like weakness, but beneath the self-doubt is care, dedication, and a desire to contribute with excellence.
Performance
Rust has moved from niche curiosity to mainstream systems language by pairing memory safety with high performance and no garbage collector overhead.
