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May 20264 editions
MonthlyThe Struggles of Timelines and Schedules: When Building Gets Real
We set out to release 4 services to production this month. Then reality happened — messaging needed fixing, payments ...
May 17, 20267 min read
SpecialHow to Stay Motivated in the Face of Uncertainties: Faith Beyond Doubt
Life can be challenging. Staying focused on a long-term goal — a project, a dream, a calling — when the outcome is un...
May 4, 20268 min read
Framework Deep DivesCognito Middleware: Building an Authentication Pipeline for Serverless APIs
How we wrapped AWS Cognito into a reusable middleware layer — token extraction, JWT validation, permission checks wit...
May 20, 202612 min read
Framework Deep DivesBuilding TCTF's DynamoDB Query Framework, Part 1: Single-Table Design Patterns
Why we built a dedicated query framework for DynamoDB — and how we designed the single-table schema underneath it. PK...
May 15, 202614 min read
April 20262 editions
MonthlyBuilt to Last: Why Sustained Collaboration Is the Future of Tech Teams
Most platforms optimize for transactions — post a job, hire, move on. TCTF is built around sustained collaboration: l...
April 15, 202612 min read
QuarterlyQ2 2026 Roadmap: What's Next for the TCTF Portal
Our quarterly roadmap for Q2 — what shipped in April, the origin of Cometbid Social, and the plan for May and June as...
April 1, 202610 min read
March 20263 editions
TechnicalHow We Built a Real-Time Messaging System with AWS Lambda and WebSockets
Inside the architecture of TCTF's messaging platform — three services handling real-time chat, campaign delivery, and...
March 15, 202613 min read
MonthlyFrom Forum to Social Network: The Origin Story of Cometbid Social
How a vision for a global open-source forum evolved into a full social networking platform — why we pivoted, the prob...
March 8, 20269 min read
MonthlyAgentic AI: What It Means for Software Development and Why We're Paying Attention
Agentic AI is reshaping how software gets built. We explore what autonomous AI agents are, how they differ from copil...
March 1, 202611 min read
February 20262 editions
MonthlyPlatform Update: Social Network Architecture, Achievement Engine, and What's Next
February was the month we designed the social backbone of the platform — a redesigned social network data model, the ...
February 15, 20268 min read
TechnicalHow We Built 34 Serverless Microservices: Architecture Patterns Behind the TCTF Platform
A behind-the-scenes look at how TCTF runs 34 independent services on AWS Lambda — from event-driven communication and...
February 10, 202612 min read
January 20262 editions
TechnicalHow We Secure the TCTF Platform: Principles Every Developer Should Know
A practical guide to the security principles behind the TCTF platform — from how we handle dependencies and secrets t...
January 20, 20269 min read
MonthlyNew Year, New Projects: TCTF 2026 Roadmap
Kick off 2026 with our platform roadmap — from secure member accounts and a professional social network to payments, ...
January 15, 20264 min read
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