Journal

Notes from the work.

Practical writing from the work — architecture, platform choices, and delivery.

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WordPress

WordPress plugin architecture that still works in year three

How we structure custom plugins so merchants can ship features without turning the codebase into a trap.

Mountain Stack Labs · 2026-03-12

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Shopify

When a Shopify problem is an app, not a theme

Theme edits hide operational logic until the next redesign. Here is how we decide where the work belongs.

Mountain Stack Labs · 2026-02-18

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Laravel

Tenancy choices that keep a Laravel SaaS shippable

Single database, isolated schemas, or separate apps — the trade-offs we actually put in front of clients.

Mountain Stack Labs · 2026-01-22

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Next.js

Rendering models for agency sites that cannot afford a slow first paint

Server Components, caching, and when client JavaScript is justified on a marketing site.

Mountain Stack Labs · 2025-12-09

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