Practical notes

Better decisions before the build.

Guides to scoping web products, choosing technology and improving technical search visibility.

Planning a booking system: what to define first

Before designing the calendar, define what is reserved, who manages capacity and when a reservation becomes confirmed.

Choose around your workflow: who maintains content, what users need to do and which constraints matter.

A technology name is not enough for a useful estimate. Define the complete task the first release will enable and who will use it.

Indexing, filters, canonical URLs and performance.