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Before the AI prototype: a project readiness checklist
Define a useful first task, inspect the source material, and decide how to recognize an answer that needs human review.
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Notes on leading teams and building useful software, from the people behind Blutek Media.
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Making this journal faster without stripping out the design
How we reduced the Blutek homepage's measured mobile LCP from 2.6 seconds to about 1.4 seconds through image sizing, HTTP/2, compression, and caching, without replacing the design.
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Implementation & operations
Configuration is part of the application, not an afterthought
Configuration changes can alter behavior without changing a screen. Lessons from Shared Configuration Manager and a documented website release on scope, validation, deployment, and recovery.
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Software architecture
When roles aren't enough: designing authorization that stays manageable
Roles describe a person's responsibilities, but record ownership and workflow state often decide what they may do. A practical look at maintainable authorization, building on native OutSystems policies and RoleShield.
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Practical worksheet
A software project brief you can actually use
Turn an idea into a small, testable first release. Complete the browser worksheet, download your notes, or print a blank copy.
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All our articles and guides, organized by article date, newest first. Explore software, product decisions, and the people behind the work.
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September 2026
- Low-Code Isn’t Dead. But I’d Put Less in It.
- Many Supplier Portals. One Purchasing Workflow.
- Healthcare chatbots: semantic search, RAG, or both?
- When not to use OutSystems for AI, and what to do instead
- A useful chatbot should know when to ask for help
- Making room for the duck: the rules behind a packing puzzle
- When good employees stop challenging leadership
- Why Car Deal Check keeps the math outside AI
- Why difficult experiences haven’t made me cynical about leadership
- Five decisions, three priorities: inside Job Challenge
- Car Deal Check: making a calculation explain itself
- Low-code architecture: draw the boundaries before the screens
- Before the AI prototype: a project readiness checklist
August 2026
Technical writing
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Jason's guide to role-based access in OutSystems walks through the RoleShield components and implementation choices.
RoleShield: A Flexible Approach to RBAC in OutSystems