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Practical resources for building better software products.

A curated collection of engineering guides, product frameworks, architecture references, and implementation checklists created from building real software products like ThinkGrades and Convia.

Architecture Available

Multi-Tenant RLS Policy Guide

PostgreSQL security isolation patterns.

AI Engineering In Progress

LLM Tool Calling & Permissions

Contextual guardrails & schema validation.

Product Strategy Available

Feature Prioritization Matrix

Scoring impact against tech debt.

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Product Strategy

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Software Architecture

18 Resources

AI Engineering

15 Resources

SaaS Development

20 Resources

DevOps & Infrastructure

9 Resources

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11 Resources

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8 Resources

UX & Product Design

14 Resources

Testing & QA

7 Resources

Deployment

10 Resources

Implementation Audits

Engineering Checklists for production readiness.

Actionable verification lists for codebases, APIs, launch security, and performance.

Intermediate ✓ Ready

SaaS Launch Checklist

Est. Time: 30 mins
Audience: Founders & Engineers
Advanced ✓ Ready

Security Review Checklist

Est. Time: 45 mins
Audience: CTOs & Tech Leads
Intermediate ✓ Ready

API Review Checklist

Est. Time: 20 mins
Audience: Backend Developers
Intermediate ✓ Ready

Performance Checklist

Est. Time: 25 mins
Audience: Frontend & Full-Stack
Beginner 🚧 In Progress

Accessibility Checklist

Est. Time: 15 mins
Audience: Designers & Developers
Beginner ✓ Ready

Code Review Checklist

Est. Time: 15 mins
Audience: Engineering Teams
Advanced ✓ Ready

Database Design Checklist

Est. Time: 35 mins
Audience: Database Architects
Advanced 📅 Planned

Infrastructure Checklist

Est. Time: 40 mins
Audience: DevOps & SREs
Product Strategy

Frameworks We Use to make decisions.

Proven mental models and decision tools used in building ThinkGrades and Convia.

Framework ✓ Available

Product Discovery Canvas

Framework for evaluating user pain points, domain constraints, and technical feasibility.

Framework ✓ Available

Feature Prioritization Matrix

Decision matrix for scoring feature impact against engineering complexity and technical debt.

Framework ✓ Available

Architecture Decision Record (ADR)

Standardized template for documenting software architecture decisions and context.

Framework 🚧 In Progress

Customer Feedback Loop

System for capturing live telemetry, support logs, and converting feedback into sprint items.

Framework ✓ Available

MVP Planning Canvas

Scope-reduction canvas to isolate core value props before committing engineering budget.

Framework 📅 Planned

Product Roadmap Template

Outcome-based roadmap framework prioritizing user value over arbitrary calendar deadlines.

Systems & Architecture

Architecture Guides

Deep Dive 🚧 In Progress

Building Multi-Tenant SaaS

Deep dive into row-level security, tenant data isolation, and tenant-scoped connection pools.

Deep Dive ✓ Available

Database Schema Design

Relational database modeling patterns, composite keys, indexing strategies, and migrations.

Deep Dive ✓ Available

Authentication & Session Patterns

JWT security, OAuth2, session persistence, and role-based permissions (RBAC).

Deep Dive 🚧 In Progress

Event-Driven Systems

Asynchronous event queues, background workers, outbox pattern, and webhook dispatchers.

Deep Dive ✓ Available

Workflow Automation Engines

Visual node graphs, state machine execution, and resilient job retry handlers.

Deep Dive 🚧 In Progress

AI System Architecture

Multi-provider LLM wrappers, fallback routing, prompt caching, and cost guardrails.

AI Systems

AI Engineering Resources

AI Pattern ✓ Available

AI Context Design

Structuring system prompts and dynamic context insertion for high precision.

AI Pattern ✓ Available

Prompt Architecture

Engineering modular prompt templates with strict JSON schema outputs.

AI Pattern 🚧 In Progress

LLM Integration Patterns

Integrating OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and local Ollama models with unified APIs.

AI Pattern ✓ Available

Tool Calling & Function Execution

Safely authorizing LLMs to invoke RPC stored procedures and API endpoints.

AI Pattern 🚧 In Progress

AI Memory Systems

Long-term session memory, sliding window conversation context, and state serialization.

AI Pattern 📅 Planned

RAG Architecture Blueprint

Vector embeddings, hybrid keyword search, and contextual document retrieval.

AI Pattern ✓ Available

Token Cost Management

Budget guardrails, token estimation, rate limiting, and prompt compression techniques.

Reusable Assets

Engineering Templates for rapid execution.

Standardized documents and specs for technical audits, PRDs, and database reviews.

Template 📅 Planned

Technical Audit Template

Complete software evaluation template for SaaS codebases.

Template 📅 Planned

Case Study Template

Structure for writing production engineering case studies.

Template 📅 Planned

Project Proposal Template

Technical proposal framework for complex software builds.

Template 📅 Planned

System Architecture Template

Diagramming and documentation spec for cloud architectures.

Template 📅 Planned

Database Schema Review

Audit sheet for index health, foreign keys, and RLS rules.

Template 📅 Planned

Engineering Roadmap

Sprint planning and technical debt prioritization template.

Template 📅 Planned

Product Specification Template

PRD template connecting user stories to technical requirements.

Product Journal

Latest engineering insights from our team.

Deep-dive technical essays on building SaaS operating systems and AI architectures.

ThinkGrades 5 min read

Building ThinkGrades: From Idea to School Operating System

How we architected and engineered ThinkGrades OS—a multi-tenant AI-native platform designed to unify school attendance, exams, fees, parent communication, and analytics.

2026-02-15 Read Article
Convia 5 min read

Why We Started Convia: Automating Multi-Channel Business Operations

The story behind building Convia—an enterprise business automation engine that connects WhatsApp, Email, and custom software systems without fragile glue code.

2026-02-10 Read Article
Supabase 5 min read

Designing Multi-Tenant SaaS Systems with Supabase PostgreSQL RLS

A deep technical breakdown of implementing Row-Level Security (RLS) policies for multi-tenant SaaS platforms using Supabase, Next.js, and TypeScript.

2026-02-05 Read Article
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