Series · 3 Articles

Distributed Systems Field Notes

Hard-won insights from architecting and operating systems at scale. Patterns, anti-patterns and war stories.

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Part 1Apr 6, 2026 5 min

CI/CD for Licensed Software You Don't Host

Three weeks from shipping NavEngine v4. No SSH access. No deployment target. Here's how updates reach machines behind a customer's firewall.

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Part 2Mar 1, 2026 5 min

The mindset shift - from builder to distributor.

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Part 3Mar 1, 2026 5 min

Hard-won insights from architecting and operating systems at scale. Patterns, anti-patterns and war stories.

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