Your Database is Better at Security Than Your App
Why build auth logic when your database can do it better? Learn how SQL Server user impersonation creates stronger security boundaries with less application complexity.
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Your Database is Better at Security Than Your App
Why build auth logic when your database can do it better? Learn how SQL Server user impersonation creates stronger security boundaries with less application complexity.
It’s Time to Stop Whining. The Reckoning is here.
Cursor isn’t a toy. It’s the internal combustion engine of software—and it’s priced like it. Developers need to stop whining and start adapting.
Your Stack Is Sending a Message—And Top Engineers Are Reading It
Technical debt isn't just code rot—it's a signal to your best engineers that you don't care. Outdated tech stacks drive away great engineers. Learn why developer experience is now a key differentiator in hiring, retention, and shipping velocity.
Google's $10 Billion Null Pointer
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The Real AI Question: How Do We Build Systems That Require Less Code?
In the AI race, we're asking the wrong question. Everyone optimizes for code generation speed—'How fast can we build?'—but the better question is: How do we build systems that require less code? The real power lies in reducing complexity, not generating it faster.
The Aristotelian Approach to Writing Good Programs: Logic as the Foundation of Code
After years of debugging disasters, I discovered the secret isn't the latest framework—it's 2,400-year-old logic from Aristotle. These axioms map perfectly to reliable code that actually works.
The Recurring Cycle of 'Developer Replacement' Hype
AI isn't replacing developers, it's transforming them. Just as NoCode created specialists and cloud turned sysadmins into DevOps engineers, AI elevates engineers from code writers to system architects. The most valuable skill isn't writing code, it's designing coherent systems.