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CTRL+Strum // Happy Easter

CTRL+Strum // Happy Easter

#builder series #easter #reflection app #signal restore #terminal build log #weekly build
Posted on April 05, 2026 • Read more →
Happy Easter from CTRL+Strum. Builder Series Ep. 1 introduces Signal: Restore, a rule-based reflection app built around messy human input, honest fallback behavior, and the Easter idea that buried things can come back into view.
Jarvis: Proving What Actually Happened

Jarvis: Proving What Actually Happened

#ai agents #ai control plane #approvals #backend architecture #deterministic replay #developer blog #execution receipts #openclaw #system design #trace replay
Posted on April 03, 2026 • Read more →
Jarvis could already reconstruct a trace — proposal, approval, execution, receipts. But there was a hidden problem: it wasn’t guaranteed to tell the truth in the right order. This post breaks down the replay bug, the fix, and the routes that make Jarvis a real control plane.
Building Jarvis: Designing an AI Control Plane

Building Jarvis: Designing an AI Control Plane

#ai #automation #builder-series #control-plane #devlog #jarvis
Posted on March 10, 2026 • Read more →
Mission Log 001 of the Jarvis Builder Series. A behind-the-scenes look at building Jarvis HUD — an AI control plane designed for approval-gated automation, traceable receipts, and observable system behavior.
Backend City: Day 01: Laying a Real API Foundation (FastAPI, Tooling, Structure)

Backend City: Day 01: Laying a Real API Foundation (FastAPI, Tooling, Structure)

#backend city #developer tooling #fastapi #learning in public #software architecture #system design #testing
Posted on December 30, 2025 • Read more →
Day 01 is where we pour concrete: project structure, /api/v1, a real health endpoint, env-based settings, CORS for local dev, tests, and a Makefile so future-me doesn’t hate present-me.
Backend City: Zero Day — The Roadmap, the Rules, and the Foundation

Backend City: Zero Day — The Roadmap, the Rules, and the Foundation

#backend city #backend engineering #fastapi #learning in public #software architecture #system design
Posted on December 30, 2025 • Read more →
Backend City is a CTRL+Strum series that explains backend engineering like a city.Zero Day is the charter — the rules, the roadmap, and the decisions that keep systems from collapsing later.