Write-ups from actual engagements. What was broken, what we did, and what it cost. Names left out, numbers kept in.
July 6, 2026
PHP 5 has been end-of-life for years. The cost of ignoring it compounds: scripted attacks, payment processor pressure, and a talent pool that refuses to touch the code.
Read the write-upJuly 2, 2026
A technical debt audit is not a 200-page PDF of opinions. Here's exactly what we check, how long it takes, and what you can do with the results.
Read the write-upJune 10, 2026 · Updated June 28, 2026
A walkthrough of a real PHP 5.6 to PHP 8.2 upgrade: characterization tests, a PDO compatibility shim, and a blue-green cutover with zero downtime.
Read the write-upMay 20, 2026 · Updated June 28, 2026
The strangler pattern applied to frontends: how we moved a jQuery checkout to Vue one widget at a time, behind feature flags, without breaking SEO.
Read the write-upApril 15, 2026 · Updated June 28, 2026
Classic ASP is not dead, but it needs discipline. How we keep 20-year-old ASP systems patched and running on modern Windows while the business plans its exit.
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