Writing
A few essays and notes I find worth keeping.
essays
- Why I prefer boring technology ngockhuong.com
- What building 50+ apps taught me ngockhuong.com
- Notes on system design trade-offs ngockhuong.com
- When to stop building and ship ngockhuong.com
engineering notes
Raw notes and learnings from daily work. dev.ngockhuong.com →
on this site
- My engineering principles — The beliefs that guide how I build
- What I'm working on now — Current focus and projects
reading list
Articles that shaped my thinking:
- Choose Boring Technology — Dan McKinley
- Things You Should Never Do — Joel Spolsky
- Do Things that Don't Scale — Paul Graham