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Lessons from 130+ production systems across 16 industries. No theory — just what actually works when real users depend on your code.

April 2, 2026 8 min read

How I Connected NetSuite to PrestaShop for a 200+ Employee Company

Most NetSuite-to-webshop integrations fail because they treat it as a simple sync problem. It isn't. This is a walkthrough of how I built a bidirectional integration handling 12,000+ SKUs, real-time inventory, and automated order processing — without the middleware vendors wanted to sell us.

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April 2, 2026 6 min read

Peppol E-Invoicing in the Netherlands: What You Actually Need

The Dutch government is pushing Peppol for B2G invoicing, and B2B mandates are coming. But most guides bury the practical details under EU policy jargon. Here is what your system actually needs to send and receive Peppol invoices, what it costs, and the pitfalls nobody warns you about.

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April 2, 2026 10 min read

Building an IoT Product from Scratch: BLE Beacon to App Store in 12 Months

Taking a hardware-software product from whiteboard sketch to App Store is a different discipline than building web apps. I led a team that shipped a BLE beacon platform with mobile apps, cloud backend, and a management dashboard — all in 12 months. This is what the journey actually looks like when firmware, mobile, and cloud have to work together.

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April 2, 2026 7 min read

Using AI in Production Systems: A Senior Engineer's Methodology

AI tools write code fast. But fast code that breaks production is worse than no code at all. After integrating AI into my daily workflow across dozens of production systems, I have developed a methodology for when to trust it, when to override it, and how to keep it from introducing the subtle bugs that only show up under real load.

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