Topic · software
Software engineering
Architecture, trade-offs and the day-to-day craft of building systems that keep running after launch.
Notes
7 published
007A CMS is only good if the person using it doesn't need a developerThe complaint was specific — uploading galleries and video was too complicated. That is a better brief than most product requirements.OPINION · 2 MIN006cXML isn't REST: lessons from building a SAP Ariba integrationA protocol from a different era of enterprise software, with different assumptions — and REST habits actively work against you.SYSTEM NOTE · 2 MIN005Why enterprise integrations are harder than the API documentation suggestsThe documentation describes the happy path against a system you do not control, cannot test against, and will be debugging weeks after the failure.SYSTEM NOTE · 3 MIN004What I learned rebuilding a Framer site in codeA faithful rebuild is not a pixel copy. The judgement is deciding which details are the design and which are artefacts of the tool.BUILD LOG · 2 MIN003How I think about SEO for AI search enginesThe honest version: most of it is old advice done properly, plus being an entity a machine can identify with confidence.ARTICLE · 3 MIN002Why every technical founder should understand their production stackNot so you can do everything yourself. So you can tell the difference between a two-hour problem and a two-week one while somebody is telling you it is fine.FOUNDER NOTE · 2 MIN001SEO is not just titles and keywords anymoreThe work that matters now is making a machine understand what an entity is — connected structured data, consistent identity, and content that can be cited.ARTICLE · 3 MIN
Work
001Employee access & gate managementTurning raw gate and access events into an operational system employees and administrators can actually work with.ACCESS CONTROL · ENTERPRISE
ACTIVE→002SAP Ariba cXML connectorA supplier-visibility connector that speaks cXML to SAP Ariba properly — strict schemas, validated payloads and a push history you can audit.ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION
ACTIVE→003Consultation booking platformA booking system for 30-minute consultations that works the same whether the appointment happens in a room or on a video call.BOOKING · MOBILE · SAAS
ACTIVE→004Marine services digital platformA bilingual corporate website built on route-aware technical SEO and a real entity model rather than a keyword list.WEB · SEO · GEO
ACTIVE→005Nexel events platformRebuilding a Framer-designed events site as maintainable production code without losing the design it started as.WEB · EVENTS
ACTIVE→006Nexel visual CMSA CMS aimed at the actual problem — uploading a gallery or a video should not require a developer.CMS · PRODUCT
IN DEVELOPMENT→007NuwaTech digital platformA brand-driven website and digital system for NuwaTech — positioning, services and project representation carried by typography rather than decoration.TECHNOLOGY · WEB
ACTIVE→
ACTIVE→002SAP Ariba cXML connectorA supplier-visibility connector that speaks cXML to SAP Ariba properly — strict schemas, validated payloads and a push history you can audit.ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION
ACTIVE→003Consultation booking platformA booking system for 30-minute consultations that works the same whether the appointment happens in a room or on a video call.BOOKING · MOBILE · SAAS
ACTIVE→004Marine services digital platformA bilingual corporate website built on route-aware technical SEO and a real entity model rather than a keyword list.WEB · SEO · GEO
ACTIVE→005Nexel events platformRebuilding a Framer-designed events site as maintainable production code without losing the design it started as.WEB · EVENTS
ACTIVE→006Nexel visual CMSA CMS aimed at the actual problem — uploading a gallery or a video should not require a developer.CMS · PRODUCT
IN DEVELOPMENT→007NuwaTech digital platformA brand-driven website and digital system for NuwaTech — positioning, services and project representation carried by typography rather than decoration.TECHNOLOGY · WEB
ACTIVE→
Case studies
CS-01Architecting multi-tenant legal AI with isolation, roles and audit→CS-02Integrating SAP Ariba using strict cXML validation→CS-03Turning physical access logs into an enterprise software workflow→CS-04Designing a booking platform with 30-minute slots, holds and staff operations→CS-05Connecting online and in-person consultations in one booking system→CS-06Rebuilding a Framer website without losing the original design→CS-07Why we reworked a CMS to feel more like Framer or Wix→CS-08Building route-aware technical SEO for a multi-page corporate website→CS-09Technical founder workflow: from client problem to production software→