Field notes on shipping small software
Battle-tested write-ups on billing for AI apps, browser security, and indie SaaS growth — the details the docs skip and the tutorials gloss over.
Is this Chrome extension safe? A 2026 audit guide (permission checklist inside)
After the Manifest V2 purge and the ShadyPanda campaign, star ratings mean nothing. A 10-minute extension audit: every scary permission in plain English, dangerous permission combinations, and the change-monitoring habit that catches updates-turned-malware.
Usage-based billing for AI SaaS: what the Stripe docs don't tell you
Hybrid pricing, blended-cost math, weighted quotas, Decimal-safe money math, and five production edge cases — lessons from shipping token metering in production without losing money or sleep.
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