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ShowcaseAug 10, 2026 · 9 min
The Engineering Behind Real-Time Platforms That Never Miss a Beat
Some of the hardest software in the world is the software you never think about because it simply works. A live scoreboard that updates the…
By Liam Mercer
ShowcaseMay 29, 2026 · 3 min
This Week in .NET — Week 22, 2026
A loaded week: the .NET 11 preview train keeps rolling, the runtime quietly changed how async works under the hood, the C# team poked a hor…
By Liam Mercer
ShowcaseMay 20, 2026 · 17 min
How Modern Consumer Platforms Handle Authentication and Session Design
Authentication used to be a door. You arrived, you proved who you were, the door opened, and what happened next was entirely separate from…
By Ethan Cole
ShowcaseMay 5, 2026 · 7 min
Three Teams Who Built Real Businesses on Boring Stacks and Specific Problems
The dominant narrative around software startups involves large funding rounds, rapid headcount growth, and the relentless pursuit of horizo…
By Ethan Cole