Structured Logging Explained: Levels, Examples, and Best Practices
Debugging with bad logs is like investigating a crime without CCTV. Structured logs give you the clarity and evidence you need when systems misbehave.
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Engineering
Engineering insights on system architecture, performance, reliability, observability, and scaling software systems without slowing teams down.
What is API Observability? Logs, Metrics, Traces Explained
The hardest outages aren't when systems go down-they're when you have no idea what's happening inside. API observability is how you make your system explorable in real time.
What is API Reliability?
Building APIs without a reliability layer is like running a city with no backup generators. The lights stay on until the first power cut.
Running Lean and Building Faster
Most startups don’t fail because they couldn’t build. They fail because they built too much, too early, and in the wrong direction. This is how I learned to stay lean, move fast, and build only what real user behavior actually justifies.
The Myth of the Talent Shortage
The myth of a talent shortage hides the real issue: gaps in how we hire. By fixing HR screens, tech rounds, and culture, leaders can unlock stronger teams.
Simplest explanation for a phenomenon is usually the best one
Everything broke at the worst possible moment. We moved fast, hit every layer, ruled out every theory. Still nothing. Until we circled back to something so basic, we almost missed it.
Flutter Is Taking Over
I started out writing native code and believed in it fully. But Flutter has evolved into something rare, a truly cross-platform system that doesn't feel like a compromise. In 2025, it's earning its spot as a real default.
The Hard Truth About AI and Engineering
LLMs are great at patterns, terrible at cause and effect. If you're leading teams and betting otherwise, you're driving blind.
Every Shortcut Is a Loan
Shortcuts feel efficient, until they start collecting interest. From tech debt to hiring gaps, this is a walkthrough of the invisible loans startups take every day - and what founders often underestimate in the rush to move fast.
Rubik's Complex: Solving the Wrong Puzzle
Some developers aren't building for users. They're chasing elegance and the urge to solve problems just because they're hard, not because they matter. It's a trap that kills velocity and distracts even the smartest engineers.