Engineering and product blog

Integrating Primavera with a web application without creating debt

Practical guide to integrating Cegid Primavera with a web app: APIs, SQL Server, queues, synchronisation, security and real production pitfalls.

Observability: when it is worth investing seriously

Understand what observability is, which signals you should collect, when to invest and how to avoid high costs, useless alerts and logs without context.

Code reviews in small teams without killing delivery

Practical guide to code reviews in teams of 3 to 5 developers: rules, SLAs, PR size, CI, approvals and production pitfalls.

Hiring senior developers in Portugal without getting burnt

Practical guide to hiring senior developers in Portugal: real signs of seniority, technical tests, costs, contracts and mistakes to avoid.

When to migrate from Postgres to a distributed database

Technical signs for moving away from PostgreSQL, real alternatives, hidden costs and production pitfalls before choosing a distributed database.

Microservices with 10 users: almost always not worth it

Migrating to microservices with 10 users rarely pays off. See when it makes sense, hidden costs, alternatives and real technical signals.

Integrating Primavera with a modern web application

A practical guide to connecting Cegid Primavera to a modern web application, choosing API, SDK or SQL without exposing the ERP or creating technical debt.

Stripe, Paddle or Mollie for SaaS in Portugal

A practical comparison between Stripe, Paddle and Mollie for SaaS in Portugal, focusing on VAT, payment methods, subscriptions, costs and integration.

Secure customer portal on SAP data

How to design a customer portal on SAP with APIs, authorisation, auditing, caching and integration without exposing the ERP or duplicating critical rules.