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Architecture, real systems, product decisions and technical lessons. Everything reviewed with my own judgment before it ships.

240 articles published

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  1. 01Software architectureArchitecture decisions, modernization, trade-offs, and real systems.→
  2. 02TypeScript in productionTypes, the compiler, and the errors that only show up once the code runs.→
  3. 03Security and operationsSecrets, backups, supply chain, and what breaks at three in the morning.→
  4. 04Agents and LLMs with judgmentWhat models do well, what they do not, and how to measure it instead of believing it.→
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240
Oct 13 2026

I ran OpenAI's security audit 10 times: to review your own code, plain ChatGPT is enough

Everyone vibecodes and then wants to review their own code, and OpenAI says that's what Daybreak Blue is for. I ran the same security audit with plain ChatGPT and with Blue, on the same real codebase, ten times, to see whether the special tier finds anything the regular model doesn't.

Oct 13 2026 · 10′ · LLM · seguridad

10′
Oct 10 2026

gRPC shows up when REST starts breaking under its own weight

gRPC solves inter-service communication with code generation and HTTP/2. It's fast, it's typed, and the learning curve is going to hurt a bit. Spoiler: it's worth it.

Oct 10 2026 · 5′ · Experiments · java · rpc

5′
Oct 08 2026

Apache Spark won't melt down when your data doesn't fit in RAM anymore

Apache Spark has been the de facto standard for processing data at scale for over a decade. We go over why it's still alive, how it works under the hood, and when you should NOT use it.

Oct 08 2026 · 5′ · Experiments · java · big data

5′
Oct 07 2026

I Gave My VS Code Extension to a Cybersecurity Model and It Found an Infinite Hang

Daybreak Blue audited CertView, my own published plugin. It found two ways to freeze VS Code with a file smaller than a photo. One of them never ends.

Oct 07 2026 · 5′ · Experiments · OpenAI · vs-code

5′
Oct 06 2026

Docker HEALTHCHECK: what the command actually runs and what it doesn't tell you

HEALTHCHECK in Docker runs a specific command and looks at its exit code. It doesn't know if the database responds, or if an external dependency is down. That difference matters when a container stays "healthy" while the app is broken inside.

Oct 06 2026 · 4′ · Tutorials · docker · devops

4′
Sep 27 2026

Mem0 Doesn't Fix an Unbounded Agent, It Complements It

I designed a small experiment to see if Mem0 reduces context bloat in long Cline sessions. Short answer: it helps with repetition, it doesn't replace limiting the agent's scope.

Sep 27 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · agentes-ia · cline

8′
Sep 26 2026

Next.js v16.3.6 vs v15.5.26: what's in each branch, according to the changelog

Vercel published v16.3.6 and v15.5.26 on the same day, September 22, 2026. I read both release notes on GitHub to see what goes into each branch and what it means for anyone who hasn't migrated to App Router 16 yet.

Sep 26 2026 · 5′ · Tutorials · Next.js · React

5′
Sep 18 2026

Certificate Policies, Path Validation and CRL: Three Layers RFC 5280 Doesn't Require You to Link

RFC 5280 separates the Certificate Policies extension, the path validation algorithm, and CRL checking into three independent pieces. An implementation can be RFC-compliant and skip two of the three.

Sep 18 2026 · 6′ · Tutorials · pki · firma-digital

6′
Sep 18 2026

Ollama v0.34.2 vs v0.34.1: a targeted MLX fix, not the same regression

Ollama shipped v0.34.2 one day after v0.34.1. Both changelogs mention MLX and memory, but they fix different things. Who actually needs to update, and what still can't be claimed.

Sep 18 2026 · 3′ · Tutorials · ollama · llm-local

3′

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  • Agents and LLMs with judgment

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  • Tutorials99
  • Opinion44
  • Reflections18
  • Technology8
  • History6

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  • #prisma
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Popular

  1. 01pnpm vs npm vs yarn vs bun: The Real Comparison Nobody Gives You in 2025
  2. 02Next.js App Router: The Guide I Wish I Had When I Migrated from Pages Router
  3. 03TypeScript: The Patterns I Actually Use Every Single Day
  4. 04Docker for Node.js Developers: From Zero to Production Without Losing Your Mind
  5. 05Your Digital Signing Cryptography Has an Expiration Date: What NIST Published and How to Migrate Your HSM

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Juanchi.dev is Juan Torchia’s public notebook — architecture, real systems and product decisions. Written and reviewed by hand in Buenos Aires. Built with Next.js, Prisma and PostgreSQL; deployed with Coolify on a self-managed VPS. No third-party trackers beyond aggregate analytics.

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Series

  • Open Data and Creativity2
  • Awesome Curated: The Tools13
  • Awesome Curated1
See all

Clusters

  • Software architecture
  • TypeScript in production
  • Security and operations
  • Agents and LLMs with judgment

Categories

  • Experiments102
  • Tutorials99
  • Opinion44
  • Reflections18
  • Technology8
  • History6

Tags

  • #TypeScript
  • #arquitectura
  • #nextjs
  • #java
  • #railway
  • #LLM
  • #postgresql
  • #ia
  • #prisma
  • #software-architecture
  • #firma-digital
  • #AI

Popular

  1. 01pnpm vs npm vs yarn vs bun: The Real Comparison Nobody Gives You in 2025
  2. 02Next.js App Router: The Guide I Wish I Had When I Migrated from Pages Router
  3. 03TypeScript: The Patterns I Actually Use Every Single Day
  4. 04Docker for Node.js Developers: From Zero to Production Without Losing Your Mind
  5. 05Your Digital Signing Cryptography Has an Expiration Date: What NIST Published and How to Migrate Your HSM

Newsletter

One email a week. What I'm learning, building, and breaking.