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Revenue

The payment go-live checklist for Stripe, Adyen, Chargebee and RevenueCat: test keys out, live keys in, and the first genuine payment

12 min read
Stability

Pino logging in a Node app: the setup, the levels, and when winston or morgan is the better fit

17 min read
Compliance

A privacy policy for SaaS products: what it must say, and how to check it against what your app actually does

15 min read
Revenue

SaaS billing process best practices: the ten controls that have to hold before money moves

19 min read
Maintainability

A secure code review checklist for AI-built apps: what to look for, in what order, and when reading has to stop

14 min read
Compliance

Security questionnaire examples: the standard forms by name, what each section is really asking, and where the answers come from

13 min read
Stability

Slack alerting someone actually acts on: where alerts go, who is on call, and how to tune out the noise

15 min read
Compliance

SOC 2 certification in plain words: what the report is, who is allowed to issue one, and why nobody is SOC 2 certified

32 min read
Maintainability

Tech debt in an app you did not write: what the words mean, how to measure it, and what to pay down first

17 min read
Stability

What a trace ID is, and how trace IDs and correlation IDs follow one request across your app

14 min read
Maintainability

Two screens show different values: giving every piece of state in an AI-built app one owner

12 min read
Maintainability

How to verify AI generated code before production when you cannot read it: seven pieces of evidence, and the five-minute version

10 min read
Revenue

Webhooks security: verify every signature before the event changes anything

16 min read
Maintainability

What belongs in a README, and how to lay out a repository someone else can read

13 min read
Maintainability

What is a codebase walkthrough: the 20 to 30 minute recorded tour, chapter by chapter

12 min read
Compliance

What is a DPA agreement? The data processing agreement, the terms Article 28 requires, and a template to start from

13 min read
Compliance

What is a sub-processor? The subprocessor list for a small SaaS: who belongs on it, the agreement each one needs, and how to publish it

18 min read
Revenue

What is a webhook, and what has to be true before one is allowed to change your data

12 min read