A practical developer onboarding playbook: get a new engineer from first day to first merged PR in under a week, without skipping the steps that matter.
Gareth Clubb 7 min read Refactoring legacy code safely: a practical playbook with characterisation tests, seams, strangler fig, and small changes that keep production up.
Gareth Clubb 11 min read A practical comparison of message queues for developers: when to reach for RabbitMQ, Kafka, or SQS, plus delivery guarantees, ordering, and real costs.
Gareth Clubb 10 min read Learn how to write technical documentation developers actually read, from READMEs and API docs to architecture decision records.
Gareth Clubb 11 min read Learn how local-first software works, why it matters for web developers, and how to start building offline-capable apps with CRDTs and sync engines.
Gareth Clubb 12 min read A practical checklist for evaluating open source libraries before you adopt them, covering maintenance, security, licensing, and long-term viability.
Gareth Clubb 8 min read Learn how to run developer retrospectives that lead to real improvements. Practical formats, facilitation tips, and follow-through strategies for Q2.
Gareth Clubb 11 min read Learn when and how to use WebSockets for real-time features, with practical patterns for connection management, scaling, and common pitfalls.
Gareth Clubb 11 min read Practical guide to designing database schemas that scale cleanly, covering normalisation, denormalisation, naming and common mistakes.
Gareth Clubb 8 min read