The engineering field guide
Build with a shared engineering playbook.
Good software starts with clear decisions. Find the standards, patterns, and reasons behind the way we build.
For the first commit. And everything after it.
Find your next step
Less guesswork.
More good engineering.
From an architecture sketch to a reviewed pull request. Practical guidance for the work in front of you.
Architecture
Give every piece a place. Define boundaries that make change easier.
Backend
Build services with clear contracts, predictable data, and useful logs.
Frontend
Make interfaces easier to use, reason about, and maintain.
Testing
Turn assumptions into evidence. Know what to test and what done means.
Git & pull requests
Keep changes focused, reviews useful, and releases intentional.
AI development
Give agents the right context. Keep human judgment in the loop.
One platform, three profiles
Same principles. Different scale.
Static
A fast home for your ideas.
Documentation, portfolios, and marketing sites.
Cloudflare · Static assets
Lean
Small footprint. Room to grow.
MVPs, freelance projects, and early-stage products.
Cloudflare · Lambda · PostgreSQL
Enterprise
Built for bigger requirements.
Services that need dedicated infrastructure and scale.
AWS · ECS Fargate · RDS
Reference architectures The shared Terraform profiles are validated offline; live deployments and costs remain unverified.
A handbook, not a stone tablet
Better with every good question.
Found a gap? Have a better approach? Help turn what we learn into what we do next.