Stop Overengineering Your Stack. Start Shipping.
Chasing complexity slows teams down. Here’s how I keep backend systems lean, fast, and easy to ship.
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Chasing complexity slows teams down. Here’s how I keep backend systems lean, fast, and easy to ship.
It’s easy to fall for shiny tools. New frameworks, complex pipelines, container orchestration for a three-person project. But complexity creates friction. It slows down onboarding, debugging, handovers, and just about everything else.
When I build backend systems, I prioritise simplicity. One framework. One deploy path. Clear, readable code. It’s not about being basic—it’s about removing unnecessary barriers to delivery.
I’ve inherited projects that used five services when one would do. That had ten layers of abstraction for a CRUD API. That couldn’t be touched without a diagram, a Slack thread, and someone who “used to work on it.”
Overengineering might feel smart in the moment. But six months later, you’re not clever—you’re stuck. Smart teams know when to build what’s needed, and when to stop.
I aim for “boring tech.” Frameworks with strong communities, proven practices, and clear paths. You don’t need exotic tooling to build fast, scalable, maintainable backends. You need good fundamentals and clean thinking.
The best systems are the ones that fade into the background and let your product shine. That’s what I build.
Each post is a quick dive into how I build, price, and ship clean .NET features for agencies who move fast and value quality.
