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Build Comments System: Cloudflare D1 + Pages Functions
Static sites are fast, secure, and simple to deploy. But they lack one thing out of the box: interactivity. Comments, likes, and other dynamic features traditionally require a backend. This tutorial walks through how I built a comments and likes system for this site using Cloudflare’s serverless stack: D1 (SQLite database), Pages Functions (serverless API), and Turnstile (spam protection). No external services. No third-party tracking. Everything runs on Cloudflare’s edge network. ...
From Mustard Oil to Open Source: The Quiet Hypocrisy of "Accepted Risk"
What a traditional cooking oil taught me about how institutions think about risk, familiarity, and trust, and why the same flawed logic shapes enterprise attitudes toward open source software.
Why Static Sites Are Making a Comeback
Exploring the resurgence of static websites and why they might be the right choice for your next project.
Hugo + Cloudflare Pages: Simplicity Over Complexity
A beginner’s guide to setting up a Hugo static site and deploying it on Cloudflare Pages for free.
Shift: From Cost Centres to Profit Centres
Every department and every employee contributes to the organisation’s success. The opportunity lies in shifting mindsets from ‘I’m just doing my job’ to ‘I am an owner, accountable for value.’
When DevOps Dared Developers: Build Once, Deploy Many
How a frustrating rebuild cycle turned into a ‘build once, deploy many’ model by challenging the status quo on frontend configuration.
When Just Innovation Was Not Enough
A reflection on the lessons learned from building, innovating, and realizing that execution and amplification matter more than invention alone.
Open Source Platforms: 25-Year SourceForge to GitHub Journey
From SourceForge to GitHub to what comes next - tracing the evolution of open source collaboration platforms and the lessons hidden in their rise and fall.
You Broke My Heart, Terraform. Welcome OpenTofu
There is a particular kind of disappointment that comes not from failure, but from betrayal. Not the dramatic kind. The quiet kind. The kind where something you trusted, something you built around, something you advocated for, simply changes the rules. That is what the Terraform licensing shift felt like. Not a catastrophe. Not an emergency. Just a slow, uncomfortable realization that the ground had moved beneath our feet. The Relationship We Had Terraform was not just a tool. It was an idea. ...