glue-ai.hashnode.devThe Complete Guide to Tribal Knowledge in Software TeamsYour best engineer is on vacation. A critical production issue emerges that only they understand. Your team is blocked, your customers are affected, and nobody else knows how the system works. This is tribal knowledge in action. Tribal knowledge--the...1d ago·5 min read
glue-ai.hashnode.devI Analyzed 50 Codebases -- Here Are the 5 Patterns That Predict Tech DebtTech debt doesn't appear suddenly. It leaves signatures. Over the past eighteen months, I've analyzed over 50 codebases--everything from Django startups to polyglot fintech systems to legacy enterprise monoliths. I was looking for patterns: early war...1d ago·4 min read
glue-ai.hashnode.devHow We Reduced Developer Onboarding from 6 Months to 6 WeeksAbout eighteen months ago, a Series B fintech company with 40 engineers faced a problem every fast-growing team encounters: their onboarding was broken. New engineers were productive in their first task around week 8. By month six, they were running ...1d ago·4 min read
glue-ai.hashnode.devHow We Cluster 4,000 Files Into Features Using Louvain Community DetectionWhen a developer asks "which files handle authentication?" they expect a precise answer. Not a keyword search. Not a directory listing. An actual traced answer: these 14 files, across 4 directories, form the authentication feature. Here's how they co...Feb 8·4 min read
glue-ai.hashnode.devWhy Copilot Doesn't Work on Your Hardest TicketsCopilot is great at autocompleting a for loop. It's terrible at understanding why your payment service has three different provider selection strategies depending on the customer's region, account age, and subscription tier. This isn't a Copilot prob...Feb 8·4 min read