Musings on leadership and technology.https://shariq.dev/en-ushttps://shariq.dev/blog/hooks-not-vibes-deterministic-guard-rails/https://shariq.dev/blog/hooks-not-vibes-deterministic-guard-rails/The rules you give a coding agent live as prose in a config file and rely on it remembering them every turn. That breaks when the context summarizes. I moved seven of lognote's rules into Claude Code hooks, and learned where determinism actually stops.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe rules you give a coding agent live as prose in a config file and rely on it remembering them every turn. That breaks when the context summarizes. I moved seven of lognote's rules into Claude Code hooks, and learned where determinism actually stops.https://shariq.dev/blog/the-night-i-shipped-lognote/https://shariq.dev/blog/the-night-i-shipped-lognote/I sent the lognote private beta to the waitlist last night. The core recorded, transcribed, and summarized all day without a stumble. The scaffolding around it caught on fire: a 404'd launch post, a 64GB memory freeze, CI out of minutes. It was still worth it.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTI sent the lognote private beta to the waitlist last night. The core recorded, transcribed, and summarized all day without a stumble. The scaffolding around it caught on fire: a 404'd launch post, a 64GB memory freeze, CI out of minutes. It was still worth it.https://shariq.dev/blog/rewriting-our-engine-with-anthropic-claude-opus-4-8-and-dynamic-workflows/https://shariq.dev/blog/rewriting-our-engine-with-anthropic-claude-opus-4-8-and-dynamic-workflows/I rewrote lognote's engine from Python to Swift one module at a time — built with Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 through Claude Code and dynamic multi-agent workflows, with the old Python pipeline as a byte-for-byte reference and a different frontier model reviewing every PR.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTI rewrote lognote's engine from Python to Swift one module at a time — built with Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 through Claude Code and dynamic multi-agent workflows, with the old Python pipeline as a byte-for-byte reference and a different frontier model reviewing every PR.https://shariq.dev/blog/rebuilding-shariq-dev/https://shariq.dev/blog/rebuilding-shariq-dev/The old shariq.dev was a Tailwind/Next.js starter frozen since 2021. I rebuilt it as an AI-drafted, PR-reviewed publishing pipeline on Astro and Cloudflare Pages.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe old shariq.dev was a Tailwind/Next.js starter frozen since 2021. I rebuilt it as an AI-drafted, PR-reviewed publishing pipeline on Astro and Cloudflare Pages.https://shariq.dev/blog/nextjs-context-api-tutorial/https://shariq.dev/blog/nextjs-context-api-tutorial/Using the latest features of the React Context API, we dive into leveraging these patterns for Next.js Context.Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTUsing the latest features of the React Context API, we dive into leveraging these patterns for Next.js Context.https://shariq.dev/blog/docker-env-arg-heroku-github-actions-guide/https://shariq.dev/blog/docker-env-arg-heroku-github-actions-guide/Tutorial on deploying platform-agnostic microservice applications to Heroku with GitHub Actions and Docker utilizing Docker ENV and ARG variables.Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTTutorial on deploying platform-agnostic microservice applications to Heroku with GitHub Actions and Docker utilizing Docker ENV and ARG variables.https://shariq.dev/blog/managing-your-lows/https://shariq.dev/blog/managing-your-lows/We all have good days and bad days, how do we manage the bad ones?Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTWe all have good days and bad days, how do we manage the bad ones?https://shariq.dev/blog/nextjs-and-tailwindcss-made-me-want-to-write-front_end-code/https://shariq.dev/blog/nextjs-and-tailwindcss-made-me-want-to-write-front_end-code/With a background in Back-End and Architecture, Front-End Development was always daunting until I got to experience Next.js and TailwindCSS.Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTWith a background in Back-End and Architecture, Front-End Development was always daunting until I got to experience Next.js and TailwindCSS.https://shariq.dev/blog/nestjs-docker-heroku-github-actions-guide/https://shariq.dev/blog/nestjs-docker-heroku-github-actions-guide/The Definitive Guide: A CI/CD Tutorial On Deploying a NestJS microservice with Docker, Heroku, and GitHub Actions.Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMTThe Definitive Guide: A CI/CD Tutorial On Deploying a NestJS microservice with Docker, Heroku, and GitHub Actions.https://shariq.dev/blog/moving-up-in-technical-leadership/https://shariq.dev/blog/moving-up-in-technical-leadership/Moving through the career of a technical lead requires a balance of team and stakeholder management across these five key aspects.Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMTMoving through the career of a technical lead requires a balance of team and stakeholder management across these five key aspects.https://shariq.dev/blog/cloud-native-flow/https://shariq.dev/blog/cloud-native-flow/CI CD is considered a tenet of software engineering, but continuous deployment is often ignored. Combined with the power of cloud native architecture, we examine tooling to achieve CI CD CD.Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMTCI CD is considered a tenet of software engineering, but continuous deployment is often ignored. Combined with the power of cloud native architecture, we examine tooling to achieve CI CD CD.https://shariq.dev/blog/sonarqube-docker-guide/https://shariq.dev/blog/sonarqube-docker-guide/Let's cover the basics of getting SonarQube running as a Docker container, along with some of its advantages.Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMTLet's cover the basics of getting SonarQube running as a Docker container, along with some of its advantages.https://shariq.dev/blog/developer-cheat-sheet/https://shariq.dev/blog/developer-cheat-sheet/My personal developer cheat sheet with shortcuts for common tasks.Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMTMy personal developer cheat sheet with shortcuts for common tasks.https://shariq.dev/blog/best-blogging-resources/https://shariq.dev/blog/best-blogging-resources/Whether you are trying to start a blog or just looking for some good blogging resources for free, here is my personally curated list to help.Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMTWhether you are trying to start a blog or just looking for some good blogging resources for free, here is my personally curated list to help.https://shariq.dev/blog/docker-series/pt-1-installing-docker-and-docker-compose/https://shariq.dev/blog/docker-series/pt-1-installing-docker-and-docker-compose/We take a look at how to install Docker and Docker Compose on Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows with WSL2.Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMTWe take a look at how to install Docker and Docker Compose on Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows with WSL2.https://shariq.dev/blog/be-shamelessly-cutting-edge/https://shariq.dev/blog/be-shamelessly-cutting-edge/As a solo developer, startup, or software developer for another organization, your aim should be to operate at the bleeding edge, using chaos to your advantage.Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMTAs a solo developer, startup, or software developer for another organization, your aim should be to operate at the bleeding edge, using chaos to your advantage.https://shariq.dev/blog/ethics-of-software-engineering/https://shariq.dev/blog/ethics-of-software-engineering/Let us talk about four principles I propose for developers to bring ethics into the fold of development, not as an afterthought but as a core tenet of development.Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMTLet us talk about four principles I propose for developers to bring ethics into the fold of development, not as an afterthought but as a core tenet of development.