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Practical guides and working notes on AI agents, architecture, cloud systems, and software development.

2026

What an Agent-Ready Next.js Repository Actually Needs

Sep 28, 2026· Software Factories

create-next-app already writes AGENTS.md. What it doesn't give you is a way for an agent to prove its work. Here is the short, tested list: pinned versions, one verify command, unit and browser tests, project rules, and CI that runs the same gate.

Introducing Start: A Reviewable Setup Run for Agent-Ready Next.js Repositories

Aug 15, 2026

Start turns an empty folder into a verified, agent-ready Next.js repository by exposing the exact commands, configuration, and checks before it writes files.

Where AI Agents Run: Isolation, Governance, and Cost in the Cloud

Mar 28, 2026· Agents

Choosing a model is only half the story. This guide explains why agent workloads need a governed cloud runtime—and maps the main platform patterns so you can compare options without drowning in vendor names.

Why AI Agents with File System Access Are Revolutionary: Context, Discovery, and Intelligence

Feb 4, 2026· Agents

While coding agents proved that file system access works, the benefits extend far beyond development. Discover how AI agents with direct file system access transform all knowledge work—from writing and research to project management and analysis—by intelligently discovering templates, documentation, and context. Learn why file system access is the universal key to unlocking true AI agent potential.

2025

Agent Skills: The Open Standard for Custom AI Capabilities

Dec 24, 2025· Agents

Discover Agent Skills, an open standard format for creating custom, reusable AI capabilities that work across different AI platforms. Learn how to build, share, and leverage skills following the SKILL.md specification for enhanced productivity in development workflows, code generation, and complex problem-solving.

Setting Up AI Coding Assistants for Large Multi-Repo Solutions

Dec 17, 2025· Developer Setup

Learn how to configure AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to work effectively across multiple repositories in microservices and micro-frontend architectures. Discover a practical solution that provides full codebase context without requiring a monorepo migration.

MCP for Developers: Integrating GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Databases

Dec 7, 2025· Agents

Learn how to leverage Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect AI coding assistants to GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira, and databases. Discover how to automate bug fixes, create PRs, query databases, and configure agent workflows in Cursor and Claude Code.

How to Setup a Software Development Workflow Using Cursor with Agents

Nov 29, 2025· Developer Setup

Learn how to leverage Cursor's powerful AI agents to streamline your software development workflow, from initial setup to best practices for maximizing productivity.

2023

When NoSQL is better than a relational database

Jul 9, 2023· Web Apps

Relational databases are known for their reliability, data integrity and ability to optimize queries joining many tables. On the other hand, a NoSQL database may appear very limiting at first. It requires a new mindset to work with NoSQL.

2021

Choosing to be a Monolith, Cloud-Native or Cloud-Agnostic

Apr 4, 2021· Web Apps

Today’s expectations of modern applications are growing and if you think of creating a new application you will have to make lots of decisions that are not related to the problem you’re trying to solve.

2019

.NET Logging in the microservices world

Aug 27, 2019· Web Apps

Logging is one of the central aspects in a Microservices application. Through logging you understand how the application is behaving, which service is causing the others to go down, and what caused a specific error in one of the services. So in the next paragraphs, I’ll go through the lifecycle of adding logging to a microservices application.