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  • Building Real-Time Systems at Scale: Lessons from the Trenches

    February 01, 2026 5 min read

    I’ve spent a significant portion of my career working with real-time data systems. From building GraphQL subscriptions at Meta to designing event-driven architectures at startups, I’ve learned that real-time systems have their own unique set of challenges. Here’s what I’ve...

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  • Odoo Integration Patterns: Building Enterprise Connectors That Scale

    January 15, 2026 8 min read

    Building integrations between Odoo and external systems is both an art and a science. Over the past year, I’ve built several enterprise Odoo integrations, including a voice AI platform that syncs contacts, campaigns, and call data. Here’s what I’ve learned....

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  • 13 Years of Software Engineering: Key Lessons That Shaped My Career

    January 01, 2026 4 min read

    As I reflect on my journey through the tech industry, I realize how much the landscape has changed since I wrote my first lines of production code in 2012. Yet, some lessons have remained constant. Here’s what 13 years of...

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  • GraphQL Subscriptions Deep Dive: From Theory to Production

    December 15, 2025 9 min read

    GraphQL subscriptions enable real-time updates in your applications. But unlike queries and mutations, subscriptions are fundamentally different — they maintain persistent connections and push data from server to client. Let’s explore how they work and how to build them right....

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