Adam BlansettSenior Full-Stack & AI Engineer
Technical Writing & Architecture Notes

Engineering Lessons, Architectures & Practical Insights

Practical engineering articles on debugging integrations, assessing and modernizing legacy systems, enterprise identity, database performance, testing, workflow automation, reliable AI features, and cross-platform product work.

Technical Articles

Automation & Integrations
10 min read

Replace Manual Reporting With Reliable Workflow Automation

A business-first guide to mapping manual reporting, connecting trusted data, automating workflows, and handling exceptions with human oversight.

Workflow AutomationAutomationReportingAPI IntegrationPythonSalesforceOperations
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AI Engineering
10 min read

Production-Ready LLM Features: Outputs, Evaluation and Fallbacks

Engineer dependable LLM features with structured outputs, validation, evaluation, safe fallbacks, privacy controls, and production monitoring.

LLMAI EngineeringStructured OutputsEvaluationReliabilityFallbacks
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AI & Content Operations
9 min read

Scaling Content Operations With AI and Localization

A case overview of an internal content platform coordinating AI-assisted workflows, localization, quality review, analytics, and publishing.

Content OperationsAI AutomationAutomationAI EngineeringLocalizationSEOQuality ControlInternal Tools
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Mobile & Web Product Engineering
9 min read

Building a Multilingual Learning Product Across Web and Mobile

A Divinari case overview of cross-platform language learning with Flutter, web, localization, AI assistance, and offline capability.

FlutterCross-PlatformLocalizationAI LearningWeb DevelopmentProduct EngineeringOffline-First
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Architecture & Modernization
10 min read

Assess Technical Debt Before a Modernization Program

Assess architecture, dependencies, data, security, testing, operations, and team knowledge before choosing to modernize, rewrite, or maintain an application.

Technical DebtCode AuditLegacy SystemsArchitectureModernization
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Database Performance
10 min read

SQL Performance Triage: Find the Real Bottleneck

Diagnose slow SQL by reproducing the issue, reading query plans, checking indexes and access patterns, and verifying the full request path.

SQLPostgreSQLMySQLOracleQuery TuningPerformance
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Testing & Reliability
10 min read

Test Business-Critical APIs Beyond the Happy Path

Build business-critical API tests for contracts, permissions, invalid input, dependency failures, timeouts, duplicate requests, and regressions.

API TestingJestPHPUnitIntegration TestingRegression TestingCI/CD
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Legacy Modernization
10 min read

Modernize a Legacy Application Without a Big-Bang Rewrite

Modernize incrementally by mapping current behavior, creating safe boundaries, preserving data compatibility, and planning recoverable releases.

Legacy SystemsModernizationRefactoringTestingArchitecture
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Security & Identity
10 min read

Troubleshoot SSO Across Modern and Legacy Applications

Trace enterprise SSO failures across identity providers, OAuth redirects, token validation, sessions, and legacy application boundaries.

SSOOAuthIAMAuthenticationLegacy SystemsSecurity
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Statistical Research
6 min read

Statistical Validation for Time-Series Research

Educational concepts for evaluating time-series hypotheses, limiting overfitting, accounting for multiple tests, and communicating uncertainty.

StatisticsTime SeriesValidationReproducibilityData Science
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Software Rescue
8 min read

My App Is Broken: How to Rescue a Web or Mobile App and Get It Production-Ready

What actually happens when a freelance engineer takes over an app that crashes, fails after launch, or only works on one laptop: how problems are found, what usually causes them, and when to repair instead of rewrite.

App RescueTroubleshootingFirebaseFull-StackAI IntegrationProduction Readiness
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