@waterrmalann

Unlearn faster

Mar 3 · 2 min read · When I started engineering seriously, I carried a lot of "correct" patterns in my head. Microservices were the gold standard, so the real-world project I led the development on had to be microservices

The real unfair advantage is focus

Feb 20 · 2 min read · "unfair" advantages are often associated with things that are external. Better network, funding, timing. But in practice, the biggest one I've seen is focus. I recently changed my working hours from 9

Vibe-engineering an OpenAPI compatible API authoring tool

Feb 8 · 6 min read · As an engineering lead, I spent most of my time architecting systems, writing issues, and translating business requirements into clean technical requirements which involve some form of API documentation and authoring DTOs. Defining the API as a contr...

You aren't qualified until you've lived the role

Jan 15 · 2 min read · We overestimate preparation. There are parts of a role which you simply cannot simulate. Intelligence and effort alone will never make a fresher "qualified" for a job on day one. You can learn syntax,

Race conditions in async code

Jul 16, 2025 · 3 min read · What do you think is wrong with this particular block of code? async function createEntity(name: string) { const existing = await this.userRepo.findOne({ where: { name } }); if (existing) throw new ConflictException('Name already exists'); awai...