Theory is easy. Prod is hard.

Works in Prod

Building software that survives production.

Practical notes on AI engineering, architecture, testing, observability, developer experience, and the awkward bits that only show up after something ships.

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$ deploy works-in-prod

status: shipped
tests: mostly green
incidents: educational
notes: worth writing down

AI Engineering

LLM systems, agent-readable code, and the limits that show up in production.

Architecture

Boundaries, diagrams, constraints, and decisions that outlive the sprint.

Testing

Feedback loops, architecture tests, TDD, and keeping drift visible.

Observability

Traces, metrics, latency, and making opaque systems explain themselves.

Developer Experience

Tooling and workflows that make setup, review, and delivery less theatrical.

Technical Leadership

Pragmatic delivery notes for teams trying to ship without lying to themselves.

About the author

Danish Javed

Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer writing about the parts of software delivery that survive contact with production.

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