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Retrospective on Experience at Spa Space
If you adopt only one agile practice, let it be retrospectives. Everything else will follow. – Woody Zuill, Agile coach, on Twitter Key...
Enterprise Architecture at Spa Space Inc
Spa Space Inc specializes in wellness solutions, offering a unique blend of technology and luxury spa experiences. They focus on...
Retrospective: What I'd Do Differently if I Rebuilt HCD Today
Looking back on my time at Holiday Caravans Direct (HCD), I'm proud of what I built. As a solo developer, I designed and implemented a...
The Booking Engine That Could: Handling Custom Pricing and Preferences at Scale
When I began developing the booking engine for Holiday Caravans Direct (HCD), I knew it would need to do more than just store bookings....
White-Labelling at Scale: The Challenge Behind the BenPal Portal
One of the most technically rewarding challenges I faced at JLT Development was architecting support for white-labelling within the...
Why I Push Back on SQL-Driven Architectures (and When They Still Make Sense)
If there's one architectural debate that seems to resurface in every project, it's whether business logic belongs in the application...
Designing a Booking Calendar That Doesn't Break Under Load
One of the most technically demanding features I built at Holiday Caravans Direct (HCD) was the booking calendar. It sounds simple on the...
Architectural Storytelling with Diagrams: Why Flow Beats Structure
In architectural discussions, diagrams are often treated as a formality—a box-ticking exercise for documentation. But I see them...
Revisiting the Strangler Pattern: How to Carve Monoliths with Precision
When faced with a monolith, many teams reach for microservices as the escape hatch. But a rewrite is rarely the answer. In fact, I'd...
How Building a Caravan Booking Platform Made Me a Better Architect
When I joined Holiday Caravans Direct (HCD), I didn't expect the experience would shape the core of how I think about software...
Why Compile-Time Safety Still Wins in a Rapid Development World
In today's development landscape, speed often takes centre stage. Teams move fast, iterate quickly, and lean on tools that allow for...
Communicating Architecture: Why Diagrams Matter
One of the most underrated skills in software architecture is the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly. In my early career and...
Transitioning to Microservices: Domain-Driven Design in Practice
One of the most common challenges I see teams face when transitioning from a monolithic architecture to microservices is not...
Architecting Growth: The Value of Scalable, Extensible Systems from Day One
In the early stages of my career, I quickly learned that software isn't just about getting things working—it's about ensuring they...
Building Modular Systems Before It Was Cool
Before "microservices" became a buzzword, before every company rushed to componentise their monoliths, I was learning the hard way why...
My First Microservices Project: Automating QTP at Brightside
Before microservices became the buzzword they are today, I found myself stumbling into that architectural world out of necessity—not...
The Three Cs of Software Architecture: Communication, Collaboration, and Consistency
Software architecture isn't just about making the right technical decisions—it's about ensuring those decisions are understood, embraced,...
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