Technical Debt Is a Business Decision, Not an Engineering Failure
For most of my early career I talked about technical debt as if it were a moral failing, something sloppy teams accumulated and disciplined teams virtuously...
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Blog — Page 10
Practical notes on engineering leadership, fintech, and building at scale.
Event-Driven Architecture for Cross-Border Payments: A Practical Primer
Cross-border payments are a sequence of steps that happen at different speeds, controlled by different parties, any of which can fail independently and at the...
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Why Your Best Engineers Leave, and How to Make Them Stay
Every time a strong engineer resigns, there is a temptation to reach for the simplest explanation: they got a better offer, it was about the money, nothing we...
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How We Use AI Code Review Without Letting It Review Us
AI code review tools have gone from novelty to default in about eighteen months. We adopted them, they genuinely help, and they have also quietly created a set...
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Scaling an Engineering Team from 5 to 50 Without Losing the Plot
The hardest growth I have ever managed was not technical. It was watching a five-person team, where everyone knew everything and decisions happened over a...
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Building Idempotent Payment APIs in C# and .NET
If you build payment systems long enough, you eventually learn the same lesson the hard way: the network will retry your request, and your API had better be...
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The First 90 Days as a Fintech CTO: A Field Guide
Stepping into a CTO role at a fintech company is not like any other engineering job I have held, and I have held a few. The stakes are simply different. A bug...
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What Code Auditor Should I Use as a Developer? A Deep Dive into AI Powered Auditors
What Code Auditor Should I Use as a Developer? A Deep Dive into AI Powered Auditors Introduction: Why Code Auditing Still Matters What Code Auditor Should I Use as a Developer? A Deep Dive into AI Pow...
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EFCC Warns Nigerians Against 58 Illegal Investment Companies
EFCC Warns Nigerians Against 58 Illegal Investment Companies In a decisive move to protect the Nigerian financial space and safeguard citizens from fraudulent investment schemes, the Economic and… EFC...
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Common Challenges Faced by Young CTOs and Specific Solutions Part 1
Common Challenges Faced by Young CTOs and Specific Solutions Part 1 General Introduction Common Challenges Faced by Young CTOs and Specific Solutions Part 1 General Introduction Stepping into the role...
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Steps to Succeed as a Young CTO Under 40 in a Fast-Paced Environment
Steps to Succeed as a Young CTO Under 40 in a Fast-Paced Environment Introduction Steps to Succeed as a Young CTO Under 40 in a Fast-Paced Environment Introduction Becoming a Chief Technology Officer ...
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Unleashing the Power of AI in C# Development: A Comprehensive Exploration in 2024 (Part 1 of 10)
Unleashing the Power of AI in C# Development: A Comprehensive Exploration in 2024 (Part 1 of 10) Introduction Unleashing the Power of AI in C# Development: A Comprehensive Exploration in 2024 (Part 1 ...
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