Backend
How to Design a Database Schema That Scales
Practical guide to designing database schemas that scale cleanly, covering normalisation, denormalisation, naming and common mistakes.
Gareth Clubb 8 min read Developer productivity that works
Practical advice for engineers who want to ship better software, faster.
Gareth Clubb 8 min read Backend
The Developer's Guide to API Rate Limiting
A practical guide to API rate limiting. Covers algorithms, implementation patterns, response headers, and best practices for resilient APIs.
David White 9 min read Backend
The Developer's Guide to Database Indexing
Learn how database indexes work, when to add them and how to avoid the most common indexing mistakes that slow your queries down.
Jonny Rowse 11 min read Backend
Authentication Patterns Every Developer Should Know
A practical guide to authentication patterns including sessions, JWTs, OAuth 2.0, and passkeys, with trade-offs and implementation advice.
Jonny Rowse 9 min read Code Quality
Debugging Strategies That Actually Save You Time
Practical debugging strategies that help you find and fix bugs faster, from systematic approaches to tool mastery.
David White 11 min read Collaboration
How to Write Code Reviews That Actually Improve Code
Code review best practices that help you give feedback developers want to act on, not argue about.
David White 8 min read DevOps
Dependency Management Without the Chaos
A practical guide to managing dependencies so your projects stay secure, up to date, and free from unexpected breakage.
Gareth Clubb 9 min read Code Quality
Effective Error Handling Patterns for Cleaner Code
Practical error handling patterns that make your code more reliable, debuggable, and easier to maintain across any language.
Jonny Rowse 8 min read Code Quality
Spring Cleaning Your Codebase: A Practical Checklist
A practical checklist for spring cleaning your codebase, covering dead code removal, dependency updates, and technical debt reduction.
David White 6 min read