Liam Sherman Parris — WritingEssays on software, delivery, maintenance, and product engineering.https://liamshermanparris.ca/en-caWhat a migration linter taught me about saying nohttps://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/migration-linter/https://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/migration-linter/Guardrails work when they explain the risk and leave room for an informed exception.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTOffline-first is a product decision, not a sync algorithmhttps://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/offline-first/https://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/offline-first/Connectivity changes what a product can promise, not merely how its database catches up.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBoring deploys: the checklist I actually usehttps://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/boring-deploys/https://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/boring-deploys/A release should be observable, reversible, and small enough to understand under pressure.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReading old code kindlyhttps://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/reading-old-code-kindly/https://liamshermanparris.ca/writing/reading-old-code-kindly/Most awkward code is a fossil of a real constraint, deadline, or missing tool.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT