Luka Slade Flores — Writing https://lukaslade.com/blog Software engineer in Silicon Valley. Notes on the systems I build and the decisions behind them. en Sat, 23 May 2026 01:25:44 GMT Why I event-sourced SnapJack's bankroll https://lukaslade.com/blog/build/event-sourcing-snapjack https://lukaslade.com/blog/build/event-sourcing-snapjack The architecture decision behind SnapJack's append-only ledger — what it bought, what it cost, and when I'd skip it. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Luka Slade Flores snapjack event-sourcing architecture privacy The architecture decision behind SnapJack's append-only ledger — what it bought, what it cost, and when I'd skip it.

Read the full post

]]> Launching SnapJack on iOS and web, alone https://lukaslade.com/blog/ship/launching-snapjack https://lukaslade.com/blog/ship/launching-snapjack What it actually took to put a real product in real hands as a one-person team in twelve months. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Luka Slade Flores snapjack solo-founder shipping What it actually took to put a real product in real hands as a one-person team in twelve months.

Read the full post

]]> Why I left a Data Science degree to ship things https://lukaslade.com/blog/think/data-science-dropout https://lukaslade.com/blog/think/data-science-dropout On choosing the build-yourself path over the credentialed one — and what it actually costs. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Luka Slade Flores philosophy autodidact career On choosing the build-yourself path over the credentialed one — and what it actually costs.

Read the full post

]]>