Technical Decisions
How We Set Up CI/CD for Every Client Project
Every project we ship gets the same CI/CD pipeline. It takes 4 hours to set up and saves 200+ hours over the project lifetime.
Dash Santosh
Notes on building fast.
Field notes from the RalphNex team: case studies, technical deep dives, and ideas we're testing as we ship SaaS products, apps, and brand sites.
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Authentication in 2026: Clerk vs Auth0 vs Custom Auth
We've shipped with all three. Clerk wins for speed, Auth0 wins for enterprise, and custom auth wins almost never.
Dash Santosh
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API Design Patterns We Use on Every Project
We've shipped 15+ APIs. These 6 patterns appear in every single one. We copy-paste them and so should you.
Dash Santosh
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Database Choice for SaaS: PostgreSQL vs MongoDB vs Supabase in 2026
We've used PostgreSQL on 9 out of our last 10 projects. Here's why, and the one project where we didn't.
Dash Santosh
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Our Tech Stack for Shipping Fast in 2026
We've shipped 7 products on the same stack. Next.js, Tailwind, PostgreSQL, Vercel. Zero time spent evaluating trendy frameworks. Here's why boring wins.
Dash Santosh
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React Native vs Flutter vs Native: A Pragmatic Comparison for 2026
We've shipped apps in React Native, Flutter, and SwiftUI. Here's which one we pick for each project type and why the internet debates are useless.
Dash Santosh
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Deep-Tech Development: When Your Problem Is the Algorithm, Not the UI
We spent 3 weeks on ProxControl's algorithm and 2 days on its UI. Most agencies would have spent 3 weeks on the UI and guessed at the algorithm.
Dash Santosh
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Sprint Planning for Fixed-Scope Projects: Our Exact Process
Fixed scope and agile sprints sound contradictory. They're not. We've shipped every project on budget using 2-week sprints within fixed milestones. Here's the exact process.
Dash Santosh
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Harness Engineering: Why We Document Everything Before Handoff
We write docs so clients can fire us. That's not a bug in our business model. It's the feature.
Aadil Ghani
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