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I build software systems, and write about what breaks and what holds up.
Notes on software engineering, system architecture, and building things that last — written by Abdalla, a software engineer working across Africa and the world.
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- NENextjs
- TYTypescript
- REReact
- TATailwind
- NONodejs
- EXExpress.js
- MOMongoDB
- PRPrisma
- POPostgresql
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