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data structures

  • 2026-08-28

    🏗️ Good architecture

    We may think of “good architecture” as getting it right up front. We certainly want to do as much of that as we can, but perhaps a more important part of “good architecture” is that it enables innovation loops. Good architecture makes loops…

  • 2024-11-22

    🔗 Coupling

    Good platforms emphasize loose coupling where one part of the system can change without affecting another. Not abstractions for the sake of abstraction. But rather well-thought-out data structures and patterns. A message bus like NATS is an…

  • 2025-07-16

    🌱📈 Simplicity scales

    When programming, we learn that simple interfaces and simple data structures are good, because they are flexible. Simple file formats are the same. We can do way more with a CSV or Markdown file in terms of presentation and automation than …