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Thoughts on software engineering, AI agents, self-hosting, and building in public.
Localization Is a Process, Not a Feature
Production finds the gaps in your localization architecture. Multilingual search returning nothing, sorting that's wrong in every language, measurement units confusing users, and a midnight translation session with the CEO.
Localization Is Architecture, Not Translation
A German ö broke search and sort in production, and it taught me that localization is an architectural decision that touches every layer of your stack. A practical framework for deciding what to localize, where, and why.
84% of Developers Use AI. Only 29% Trust It. Here's Where I Stand.
84% of developers use AI. Only 29% trust it. A senior engineer's delegation framework - backed by Stack Overflow, Sonar, METR, and DX Research.
Building in public, starting now
Why I rebuilt abdunnahid.com — and what I plan to write about: software engineering, AI agents, and running a homelab in the open.