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Writing on app development, design systems, AI integration, and how we run our studio.

MAR 2026 · 8 MIN READ

Why we ship most apps with React Native in 2026

A practical look at when cross-platform makes sense and when it doesn't, with real numbers from twelve recent projects.

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FEB 2026 · 12 MIN READ

Building production-grade RAG that doesn't hallucinate

How we approach retrieval-augmented generation for client projects: chunking, eval sets, and the boring parts that matter.

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FEB 2026 · 6 MIN READ

Three.js performance on mid-range phones

What we learned shipping a 3D product configurator that runs at 60fps on a $200 Android device.

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JAN 2026 · 10 MIN READ

How we estimate fixed-price app projects

Our internal estimation framework, the spreadsheet we actually use, and why we don't pad budgets.

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DEC 2025 · 9 MIN READ

Designing for the App Store review (and surviving)

The 14 design and policy choices that make or break a smooth App Store submission in 2026.

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NOV 2025 · 7 MIN READ

The case for boring SaaS stacks

Why we still pick PostgreSQL, Node.js, and Next.js for 80% of our web projects — and when we don't.

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