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What we learn,
written down.

We spend our days building software and repairing software other people built in a hurry. These are the patterns worth passing on — no thought-leadership theatre, just what we actually see.

AI-generated code

Vibe Coding Works on Day 1. Here's What Breaks by Day 30.

AI-generated code ships fast, then stops scaling. Why vibe-coded apps break in production, the seven failures we see most, and how to prevent them.

Upwwards Engineering 12 min read
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Every "Small Change" Has a Story

"Can you just add one small feature?" Why a change that looks tiny from outside is rarely small in the code — and what keeps software easy to change.

Upwwards Engineering 8 min read
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