Field notes
Notes from inside real commerce platforms.
Root-cause stories, performance teardowns and practical guides on Adobe Commerce, Magento, headless storefronts and the integrations that hold a business together.
When headless is worth it — and when it isn't
A decoupled storefront is fast and flexible, but it's not free. A practical checklist for deciding before you commit.
The Magento cache layers, explained simply
Full-page cache, Varnish, Redis and CDN — what each one actually does, and where stores most often get it wrong.
SPF, DKIM & DMARC without the headache
Why your confirmation emails land in spam, and the exact records to set so they reach the inbox every time.
Designing an ERP sync that never oversells
Queues, retries, idempotency and audit logs — the patterns that keep stock accurate across two systems.
How caching breaks dynamic content
That "intermittent" bug across browsers? Often it's a page cache serving the wrong nonce. How to spot it fast.
Why I never change a live site untested
A short manifesto on staging, verification and the boring discipline that keeps business-critical sites alive.