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Modernize without rewriting
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Modernize without rewriting

Every senior engineer eventually inherits a codebase they'd rather rewrite. Almost every rewrite ships late, ships less, and ships bugs. Here's the incremental playbook I use instead — including how I moved 250+ files onto React 19 without a freeze.

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Small PRs. Small commits. Merged often.
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Small PRs. Small commits. Merged often.

A 2,000-line PR isn't a productivity flex — it's a bottleneck. Here's the case for small PRs, plus the tactical playbook I use to split work that feels 'too coupled to break up.'

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Every push leaves main green
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Every push leaves main green

Green main isn't a policy for the CI team to enforce — it's a shared team responsibility. Here's why the rule is worth defending, and how I hold teams to it without turning into the CI police.

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What Does It Mean to Be a Full-Stack Developer?
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What Does It Mean to Be a Full-Stack Developer?

When people imagine a “Full-Stack Developer,” they often picture someone who can code both the front end and back end of a project. That’s true but the reality runs much deeper. Being full-stack means thinking holistically about software. It’s about seamlessly connecting every layer of development, from initial concept to deployed product, and always focusing on delivering end-to-end value.

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