Renaming ClawHub to Loom taught us how to refactor a mature Python codebase without breaking imports, tests, or team momentum.
How I replaced ClawHub’s monolithic routing node with agent self-determination to improve scalability and reduce coupling.
We modernized a 15-year-old PHP app not with a rewrite, but with surgical refactors that improved queries, UX, and team onboarding.
How we ripped out a brittle third-party integration and replaced it with a unified, maintainable worker model.
We broke a bloated VenueMetadata model into focused services using domain-driven design—here’s how we did it without breaking production.
We eliminated path inconsistency bugs in Git Context with a phased refactor and a centralized PathService.
How we tamed file upload chaos in a legacy PHP app using sentinel values, path normalization, and conditional guards.
How extracting tangled breadcrumb logic into a single source of truth made a legacy PHP app more maintainable and testable.
How consolidating messy file upload logic into a single helper class tamed chaos in a 15-year-old PHP codebase.
We introduced a service layer in a 15-year-old PHP app to untangle business logic, improve testing, and pave the way for future refactors.
How introducing a dedicated Permission model brought sanity to access control in a 15-year-old PHP monolith.
How I untangled a decade-old PHP monolith into a maintainable Laravel-inspired MVC architecture.