Anyone Else Tired of Having SSR Shoved Down Their Throats?

You see back in the day, deploying a single page app(SPA) or static site was dead simple. We had tools like now, firebase deploy, etc that offered one command deployments for any client side app framework. I loved those tools. But when I reached for them to build a

JavaScript Lost Its Way With Error Handling

Reasoning About JavaScript Errors Used to Be Simple We had a dedicated channel in callbacks. We knew when something went wrong for that function. fs.readFile('file.txt', (err, data) => { if (err) { console.error(err); return; } console.log(data); }); You checked for the error. You dealt with

From JavaScript to Scala

I was writing C# when Node.js came along. You could run JavaScript on the server now. I was in awe. It wasn’t perfect. But it was freeing and dynamic. I went all in. Then came React. Its mental model aligned perfectly with mine. It was simply the V

GoDeploy - A By Product of Building Audetic

GoDeploy was created to solve a real problem I had while building Audetic's user facing apps and sites... You see back in the day, deploying a single page app(SPA) or static site was dead simple. We had tools like now, firebase deploy, etc that offered one command

Under the Hood: Audetic’s Tech Stack

For Audetic, I’m not just cranking out features as fast as possible, I’m crafting a platform that’s scalable, secure, and built for the long haul. My engineering approach is rooted in high performance and agility, and in this post, I’m excited to share a glimpse into

Slowification: The Deliberate Slow Path to Success

In a world that glorifies speed and relentless hustle, I’m charting a different course with my company, Audetic. After over a decade of crafting SaaS products for startups, I’ve learned that there’s immense power in slowing down. I’m embracing “slowification", a deliberate, thoughtful approach that

The Death of the MVP and a Call for True Product Architecture

For years, the term "MVP"—minimal viable product—has been touted as the silver bullet for product development. In its early days, MVPs promised a lean, iterative path to market. But as the industry has evolved, so too have the ways in which “MVP” is interpreted and misused.

Automating My Mind: How Audetic Is Turning Fragile Memory into Superpowers

I’m Mat. I want to tell you a story. For as long as I can remember, I’ve needed context cues. Something small to trigger my memory & once it hits, boom I can talk endlessly. I have the seemingly trendy , ADD As a kid, I would have said