4 years into tech...
What I got wrong, what stuck, and what I'd tell my 2022 self. The biggest thing I got wrong in my first year: I thought this would be a straight line. It has been anything but. So I did what I thought
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Expanding bffgen: Enterprise-Grade Node.js BFFs in Production
From Go-First to Multi-Runtime Reality When bffgen launched, it focused on what it knew best: Go. The core architecture, however, was built language-agnostic from day one. The schema system, configuration patterns, and CLI framework never assumed a s...
bffgen Now Supports Microservices, Monolithic, and Hybrid Architectures
Introduction Building a backend-for-frontend (BFF) should feel natural, not forced. But every team structures their backend differently—some run a monolith, others break everything into microservices, and many live in-between with hybrid setups. Unti...
The Case for Regeneration-Safe Scaffolding: Don’t Break My Custom Code
When working with scaffolding tools, one of the biggest developer fears is this: “What happens when I regenerate my code? Will it wipe out my custom logic?” This problem isn’t new. Many CLI generators promise speed, but in practice, a careless rege...
BFFGEN Config Schema v1: YAML as a Source of Truth
Introduction When building bffgen, we needed a configuration format that was more than a dumping ground for settings. It had to be expressive enough for real-world BFF use cases, strict enough to avoid ambiguity, and flexible enough to support multip...
Interactive Init: First Impressions in bffgen
One of the underrated truths about CLI tools is this: your command structure is the first API developers meet. When someone runs bffgen init, they’re not just scaffolding files — they’re forming their first impression of the tool. That first experien...
Dynamic Meta Tags for Social Media Sharing (The Fix I Wish I Knew Earlier)
Introduction You ever share your shiny new article link on WhatsApp or Twitter… and instead of a clean thumbnail + description, you just get your site name and some random text? Yeah, that happened to me too. Turns out, social media crawlers don’t ru...
From Flags to Flows: Why bffgen is Adopting Cobra for a Better CLI Experience
One of the underrated truths about CLI tools is this: your command structure is the first API your users meet. When a developer runs yourtool --help, they’re not just looking for commands — they’re forming a mental model of how your tool works. A goo...
🔐 Secure by Default: Hardening bffgen’s Generated Go Servers
Worked on something I’ve been itching to tackle in bffgen: making sure every Go server generated by bffgen comes secure by default. When you scaffold a backend service with most frameworks, the first thing you get is a wide-open playground. No timeou...