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Building Shipyard - A Docker Development Environment for Windows and WSL
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Building Shipyard - A Docker Development Environment for Windows and WSL

After moving from macOS to Windows, I needed a better way to manage local development environments with Docker, TLS, and .test domains. Shipyard grew out of that need: a small CLI that lets projects adopt a shared development stack without modifying the repository.
17 Apr 2026 2 min read
Microservices vs Monoliths for a Medium‑Sized Print On Demand Business
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Microservices vs Monoliths for a Medium‑Sized Print On Demand Business

Our microservices once fit the business perfectly, but as we’ve grown, the architecture no longer matches our needs. This article explores the trade‑offs we now face - and why a unified Laravel frontend may be the bridge to a simpler future.
17 Apr 2026 3 min read
Cloud-Native is Fragile if You're Not Spending Thousands
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Cloud-Native is Fragile if You're Not Spending Thousands

Cloud‑native promises resilience, but for smaller organisations it often feels fragile. Without expensive redundancy and platform teams, complexity turns into risk. This piece explores why cloud-native breaks down when you’re not spending thousands.
16 Apr 2026 2 min read
What Ten Years Running Production Systems Has Taught Me
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What Ten Years Running Production Systems Has Taught Me

I’ve spent the last decade working on production systems - the kind of systems that quietly run businesses every day. They process orders, move data between platforms, keep operations flowing, and generally do the sort of work that most people never see but completely rely on. Over that time
12 Apr 2026 1 min read
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