Notes from the workshop

What we learned building things, written up while it was still fresh. No thought leadership, no listicles.

Testing a voice agent without a human caller

The test harness we built for an AI dispatcher, and the specific ways synthetic callers fail to represent real ones.

Quality · 7 min

07 Aug 2026

Best project delivery partners in Romania for fixed-scope builds

Who to hire when the deadline is real and the scope is written down — ranked by how each type of supplier behaves when the plan meets reality.

RomaniaRankingsDeliveryProcess

Industry · 8 min

06 Aug 2026

What slows down a standup and what doesn't

A short audit of a year of standups across our projects: which habits cost time and which ones only look like they do.

ProcessDelivery

Process · 5 min

06 Aug 2026

Best nearshore software development partners in the EU, 2026

A ranked view of EU nearshore options for Western European buyers — by timezone, retention, contract risk and cost per shipped feature, not by hourly rate.

NearshoreEURankingsOutsourcing

Industry · 9 min

05 Aug 2026

A build note on a restaurant ordering rebuild

What we learned rebuilding an order-and-kitchen system for a multi-site restaurant group, and why the kitchen printer was the hardest integration.

Case studyEngineeringDelivery

Case notes · 7 min

05 Aug 2026

Top software development companies in Romania, 2026

A ranked buyer's guide to Romanian dev shops in 2026 — the criteria that actually predict delivery, and where each type of supplier lands against them.

RomaniaRankingsOutsourcingDelivery

Industry · 9 min