Sep 11, 2025 · DESIGN SYSTEMS
The interface is a contract, not a coat of paint.
Reliable interfaces make intent, state, and recovery visible before a user has to guess what the system will do next.
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Sep 30, 2026 · SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
Web Protocols Explained: When to Use HTTP, WebSockets, or FTP
Stop using HTTP for everything. A practical guide to choosing the right protocol for your product's core requirements, with real-world examples and code.
Published note · SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
REST vs. GraphQL: A Practical Engineering Breakdown
Stop choosing APIs based on hype. A practical guide to choosing between REST and GraphQL based on data shape, caching constraints, and team velocity.
Nov 2, 2026 · AI ENGINEERING
Streaming an AI agent's work into React with TanStack Query
An AI agent run is not a request, it is a stream of typed events. Here is how I render tool calls, tokens and results live in React using TanStack Query's streamedQuery, with Zustand for the UI-only state.
Nov 2, 2026 · SECURITY
What the $6.3B Binance hack teaches engineers about signing systems
On 29 October 2026 attackers drained roughly 6.3 billion dollars from Binance hot wallets, including a single Ethereum transaction carrying 50 EIP-7702 delegations. Here is what is known, what is not, and the engineering lessons that apply far beyond crypto.
Nov 6, 2026 · SECURITY
Clear signing in React: building a transaction preview users can trust
Bybit's signers approved what their screens showed them, and the screens lied. Here is how I build a React signing flow that decodes, simulates and risk-checks every request, and only unlocks the button for a fresh preview of the exact bytes being signed.
Nov 5, 2026 · SECURITY
Stale balances and leaked secrets: client-state rules for financial UIs
When Binance paused withdrawals after the October 2026 hack, every crypto UI had to tell the truth fast. Here are the rules I use for freshness, server-driven kill switches and persistence in React apps that show money, with TanStack Query and Zustand.
Nov 6, 2026 · NIGERIA · PAYMENTS
Flutterwave's 2026: open banking, stablecoins and what it means for developers
Flutterwave bought open-banking start-up Mono in January, raised a Ripple-backed Series E at about $3.25 billion in June, and is building digital-asset rails. Here is what changed for Africa's largest payments company, and the engineering patterns I use to build reliable payments on top of providers like it.
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