Notes on architecture, TypeScript patterns, and integration design.

Where should data queries be processed? The trade-off between cost, performance, and security when deciding between server-side and client-side data fetching.

Much like "the customer is always right" was never about tolerating bad behavior, the DRY principle was never about eliminating code duplication; it's about eliminating duplication of knowledge. How conceptual truncation distorts software principles.

An approach to implementing two-factor authentication in Payload CMS without replacing the default auth system: layering OTP verification on top of Payload's existing login flow.