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Frank MendezApr 28

GitHub Copilot Just Grew Up — And It’s Bringing a Metered Bill With It

#Github #Architecture #Copilot

3 min read

Frank MendezApr 22

Scaling WebSockets the Wrong Way (On Purpose): A Multi-Instance Reality Check

#Architecture #Software Architecture #SoftwareEngineering #Web Socket

3 min read

Frank MendezApr 22

🚀 From WebSockets to AI Agents: Building chatmesh (and Breaking It on Purpose)

#API Gateway #Architecture #DevLife #API #Load Balancer #Backend #Kubernetes #Web Socket #Docker

3 min read

Frank MendezApr 21

🚀 Building a Newsletter Subscription Feature That Actually Works (No BS Edition)

#Architecture #Frontend #Unit Testing #Scalability #SoftwareEngineering

3 min read

Frank MendezApr 21

🚨 Vercel Breach: A Wake-Up Call We All Needed (But Didn’t Want)

#Github #Architecture #Frontend #Vercel #API #NextJS

3 min read

Frank MendezApr 20

Claude Opus 4.7 Just Dropped — And Yeah, It’s Getting Serious

#Agentic #Claude

3 min read

Frank MendezApr 18

Understanding Lending Agreements in the Philippines: MFK Lending Corporation's Commitment to Compliance

#Automation #MFK Lending #lending agreements #Philippine law

3 min read

Frank MendezApr 17

Build a Complete Profile Settings System with Supabase + Next.js (That Doesn’t Suck)

#Verification #API #NextJS #Security #Supabase #SoftwareEngineering #System Design #Cyber Security

4 min read

Frank MendezApr 16

Event-Driven User Notifications with Supabase, Webhooks, and Next.js (No Edge Functions Needed)

#CMS #Supabase #Backend #SoftwareEngineering #System Design

4 min read

Frank MendezApr 15

Mastering Layering in Enterprise Application Architecture

#Software Architecture #Layering Patterns #Enterprise Applications

3 min read