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Jun 2, 202614 min read

Onboarding Is a State Machine, Not a Boolean

A tenant is not "set up" or "not set up." It moves through ordered steps, can pause mid-flow, and must survive a refresh, a dropped payment, or a user who comes back three days later. This is how I model onboarding as a state the backend owns, and a guard that gates the rest of the product until that state says go.

Designing Multi-Tenant Backends With Both Ownership and Team Access
A practical architecture pattern for systems where one user can own, join, and operate multiple organizations.
Apr 14, 202610 min read29 views
Using Azure Communication Service for Transactional Email in a New NestJS Project
If you’ve built apps that send transactional email you’ve probably used services like Mailgun, SendGrid, or Amazon SES. I ended up trying Azure Communication Service (ACS) because I had free credits and wanted something that fit neatly into my Azure ...
Oct 7, 20255 min read3 views
Staycation: Simplifying Your Hotel Booking Experience
Introduction Staycation: The Ultimate Hotel Booking Experience Inspired by our passion for travel and the desire to improve the hotel booking process, we proudly present Staycation. Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a long vacation, we aim...
Jul 11, 20244 min read17 views
Postmortem: The Great Database Caper of 2023
Issue Summary Duration of the Outage: October 5, 2023, 14:00 to 16:30 UTC (2 hours and 30 minutes) Impact: The web service decided to take a very extended coffee break, affecting around 75% of users. Symptoms included unbearably slow page loads, fa...
Jun 12, 20243 min read2 views
Demystifying Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a fundamental concept in software development, yet it can be intimidating for beginners. In this post, we'll break down the basics of OOP, exploring its core principles, benefits, and practical applications. What ...
May 23, 20243 min read4 views
Why PHP Remains the Go-To Choice for Web Development: A Developer's Perspective
As a software engineer, I've had the privilege of working with various programming languages, but one that has remained a constant favorite is PHP. Despite the emergence of new languages and technologies, PHP remains a popular option for web developm...
May 15, 20242 min read9 views

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