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Step-by-step guides to planning and running a web build - scoping it, sequencing it, and knowing what finished actually looks like.

Practical, step-by-step guides to planning and running a web build - scoping it so it does not sprawl, sequencing it so you see working software early, and knowing what "done" actually means.

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Realistic timelines for web projects, why elapsed time beats engineering time, and the handful of things you control that move the date most.

July 29, 2026Read

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A two-page brief gets you comparable quotes. The nine things it needs, what to leave out, and a template you can copy straight into a document.

June 17, 2026Read

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The exact process Shunya uses to take an idea to a production MVP in 4 to 8 weeks - scoping, the stack, bi-weekly deploys, and what we deliberately leave out.

June 2, 2026Read

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Paying for software does not automatically mean you own it. The clause that transfers copyright, and the eight others worth checking before you sign.

May 13, 2026Read

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An MVP answers a question. Start with the belief you are testing, ship one flow end to end, and cut the eight things that never needed to be there.

April 9, 2026Read

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An eight-phase sequence for replacing an old system without a bad Monday, including why the data is always worse than anyone believes.

March 30, 2026Read

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The week-by-week shape of a six-week MVP build - what happens in each one, what we need from you, and what deliberately waits until after launch.

January 30, 2026Read

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What changes, what it costs, when it is genuinely right, and the editor-experience mistake that causes most headless regret.

January 13, 2026Read

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What the law asks for, what WCAG AA means in practice, the five fixes worth doing first, and why overlay widgets do not work.

January 2, 2026Read

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What the three metrics actually measure, whether your red report is a real problem, and which fixes are cheap. Written for the person signing.

December 23, 2025Read

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Most SEO advice assumes a content site. Here is what matters when your product is an application and most of it sits behind a login.

December 11, 2025Read

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The controls that block the attacks that actually happen, what each costs, and the questions to ask your team this week.

December 2, 2025Read

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Why PostgreSQL is the right default, when each alternative earns its place, and why most scaling problems are missing indexes.

November 20, 2025Read

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What the main regimes actually require of your codebase, which parts are engineering rather than paperwork, and why retrofitting costs 3-4x.

October 21, 2025Read

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Why integration estimates vary by 10x, the four patterns you might be buying, and the questions that halve the uncertainty before you sign.

October 8, 2025Read

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What automated testing covers, what your acceptance testing must catch, and the checks that are skipped and cause the first week problems.

September 18, 2025Read

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Why translation is the smaller half, what has to change in the application, and how to prepare even if you defer the second language.

August 27, 2025Read

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Your half of the work: the decisions only you can make, how to give feedback that helps, and the warning signs worth acting on.

July 25, 2025Read

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The causes in order of how often they are the real problem, how to check each without a developer, and what each fix actually costs.

July 16, 2025Read

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