Journal · Tech stack decisions

What Is Technical Debt and How It Kills Side Projects

Solo builders accumulate technical debt faster than teams. Here is what it is, why it happens, and how to manage it before it blocks your next feature.

Cyclomatic Complexity: What to Build or Refactor Next

Your codebase's complexity scores tell you exactly where to start and what to fix before you build anything new.

Code Refactoring Techniques That Actually Ship Clean Code

The code refactoring techniques worth knowing: extract method, composing, branch-by-abstraction, and the signals that tell you when to use each one.