Web Engineering
Web platform engineering: performance, modernisation, and building for the web in a way that holds up under real traffic and real maintenance.
Web Engineering
The Power of Non-AI Programming: Embrace Vanilla Coding and Manual Solutions
AI coding tools are fast, but they come with real tradeoffs. Learn when manual coding gives you better control, security, and long-term reliability.
Vadim Leviev
Web Engineering
Custom WordPress Plugin Development: A Build-vs-Buy Framework
A grounded build-vs-buy framework for custom WordPress plugins. Five signals that say build, five that say buy, the TCO math both sides skip, and…
Vadim Leviev
WordPress Performance Modernisation Checklist
A grounded checklist for modernising a slow WordPress platform without a big-bang rewrite — telemetry first, then plugin bloat, queries, caching order, and an…
Vadim Leviev
Long-form posts, written by the people doing the work.
Not an SEO playground or a stream of short notes. Every article is a long-form, edited piece. We publish on a deliberate cadence and rewrite our drafts before they go out.