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PlaybookExclusive until 21 December 2026Architecture

Architecting Beauty

A software architect's guide to clear, adaptable and dependable systems: twelve families of principles, the nine steps that join them, and the questions to review with.

Mouad Krikbou · 24 pages · PDFRequest early access

GuideExclusive until 28 November 2026AIArchitecture

The Anatomy of Production AI

From models and prompts to reliable, scalable systems: the eight layers around the model, the three trust boundaries between them, the question to ask at each, one risky case run through them all, and a checklist for before real users arrive.

Mouad Krikbou · 24 pages · PDFRequest early access

PlaybookDatabasesArchitectureData Platforms

The Database Engineer's Production Playbook

Best practices for reliability, performance and safety: ten operational disciplines, twenty concepts to master and revisit, and a checklist for before you deploy.

Mouad Krikbou · 28 pages · PDFRead the guide