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Dogfooding dbbasic-tsv: Migrating This Blog From JSON to TSV
How we launched dbbasic-tsv 1.0 on PyPI and immediately put it into production by migrating this blog from 47 JSON files to a single TSV database - reducing complexity by 64 lines of code.
Web Development's Greatest Tragedy: Rejecting Unix's Solid Foundation
Why modern web development takes forever: we reject Unix's solid foundation and rebuild everything badly from scratch, turning 5-day projects into 5-month disasters.
Reclaiming My Twitter Archive: Breaking Free from Platform Control
How I liberated 6,733 tweets from Twitter's algorithmic prison and what it reveals about platform manipulation, shadowbanning, and the extraction of value from genuine builders.
Reclaiming Connection: Building Decentralized Social Networks with Web Fundamentals
Learn how to use web fundamentals like URLs, HTML, and microformats to create decentralized social networks that work for people, not platforms.
The Animal Kingdom of Accounting: Understanding Financial Concepts Through Nature
Make accounting concepts memorable and intuitive by exploring them through animal analogies, from pangolins representing balance to squirrels symbolizing assets.
The Broken Discovery Machine: How Search, Social Media, and Funding Distort Web Navigation
An analysis of how search engines, social media platforms, and VC funding have evolved to create systems that prioritize monetization over user experience, distorting web discovery.
Time Tracking Evolution: From Columnar Pad to Command Line Automation
Learn how to evolve your time tracking from a simple paper-based columnar pad system to a sophisticated Python command-line tool, with practical examples and code.
Moving from Cloud to Self-Hosted Infrastructure: Enterprise Reliability at Value Prices
Learn how to build reliable self-hosted infrastructure using enterprise-grade components at value prices, with practical examples using Proxmox and used hardware.
Accounting Basics: Debits and Credits Simplified for Beginners
Master the fundamentals of debits and credits with this beginner-friendly guide that breaks down intimidating accounting concepts into plain language with practical examples.
Breaking the Tech Debt Avoidance Loop: Why Python Developers Get Stuck
Understand how technical debt compounds like financial debt and learn practical strategies to break the avoidance loop that keeps Python developers stuck in endless cycles.
Transitioning from Paper Accounting to Digital Spreadsheets: CSV Files for Financial Management
Learn how to transition from paper-based accounting to digital spreadsheets using CSV files, unlocking automated calculations, enhanced analysis, and future-proof data portability.
Evolution of Scaling & High Availability in Web Development
From vertical scaling to distributed systems: Tracing the journey from single servers to global edge computing, examining the path not taken with integrated application servers, and how complexity and specialization define today's scaling landscape.
Why We're Restructuring This Blog: From HTML Templates to Content Blocks
How we moved from hardcoded HTML templates to a flexible block-based content system, and why this approach makes more sense for modern web publishing.
Email Verification Authentication System
A comprehensive guide to implementing passwordless email verification authentication systems that balance security with usability while reducing fake accounts.
Evolution of Configuration & Environment Management in Web Development
From server directives to infrastructure as code: How web frameworks handle the fragmentation of configuration approaches, the inconsistent syntax between web servers, and the evolution of environment management from ini files to cloud-native solutions.
Building a Formal Accounting System with Columnar Pads: Double-Entry Bookkeeping for Small Businesses
Learn how to build a formal double-entry accounting system using traditional columnar pads, creating a solid foundation of financial literacy before transitioning to software solutions.
Evolution of API Support in Web Development
From CGI scripts to GraphQL: How web development has evolved to handle diverse APIs with different authentication methods, data formats, and billing models, and the ongoing challenges of a fragmented API ecosystem.
Evolution of Browser & Client Support in Web Development
From the browser wars of the 1990s to modern framework abstractions: How web developers have adapted to handle cross-browser compatibility and the growing diversity of client devices.
Manual Bookkeeping with a Columnar Pad: A Starting Point for Financial Record-Keeping
Learn how to use a columnar pad for basic manual bookkeeping as a foundation for understanding your personal and business finances before moving to automated systems.
Evolution of Deployment & DevOps Integration
From shell scripts to containerized GitOps: Tracing the progression of web application deployment practices from manual transfers to sophisticated infrastructure-as-code and platform engineering approaches.
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