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Big rewrites usually fail, but legacy code doesn't have to stay scary. Learn a step-by-step way to refactor it safely with characterization tests, seams, the strangler fig pattern and feature flags.
10/17/2026 • By Muhammad Wilayat Shah
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10/17/2026
Passing tests only prove your code works today. Learn the nine signs that working code is still bad code, and the simple habits that make it readable, safe and easy to change.
By Muhammad Wilayat Shah
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10/17/2026
A repeatable seven-step process for turning a vague ticket into working, tested code, shown on one real example: detecting overlapping room bookings in JavaScript and PostgreSQL.
By Muhammad Wilayat Shah
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10/17/2026
Thinking like a senior engineer is less about knowing more frameworks and more about asking better questions early: what outcome matters, what each option costs, what could go wrong, and who needs to know.
By Muhammad Wilayat Shah
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10/16/2026
Most API problems come from a few early design mistakes repeated across every endpoint. Learn the ten most common ones, from status codes to idempotency, and how to fix them.
By Muhammad Wilayat Shah
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10/16/2026
The default Laravel skeleton is a great start, not a final shape. Group code by business domain, keep controllers thin, move rules into Action classes, and draw clear boundaries so a large app stays maintainable.
By Muhammad Wilayat Shah
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10/16/2026
Clever code that hides intent costs you Friday nights. Clean, readable, changeable code wins in production—when clever is still OK, and how to tell the difference.
By Muhammad Wilayat Shah
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