Thoughts on web development, AI agents, cloud architecture, and building resilient software products.
Generative AI produces content. Agentic AI pursues outcomes. A practical guide to the architectural difference, when to use each, and the failure modes that show up in production.
Mustafa Tawab
Oct 26, 2026
Connect local Git to real team workflows on GitHub: SSH vs HTTPS, remotes, fetch/pull/push, clone vs fork, pull requests, code review, branch protection, Issues, and how PRs trigger CI/CD.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 29, 2026
A beginner-friendly guide to Git covering what it is, how it differs from GitHub, core concepts, setup, the daily workflow, undoing mistakes safely, .gitignore, and good commit messages.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 29, 2026
A production-ready Dockerfile for Node.js applications, covering every instruction, layer caching optimization, and the dist/server.js vs npm start trap that most tutorials get wrong.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
A beginner-friendly introduction to Docker covering containers vs VMs, images, layers, Docker Hub, and the core concepts you need before writing your first Dockerfile.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
A deep dive into multi-stage Docker builds with a real TypeScript + Prisma example, covering the build-vs-run separation, the cooking analogy, and production optimizations.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
The essential Linux commands, package management, permissions, and system administration every macOS developer needs to deploy and run Dockerized applications on a Linux server.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
A practical introduction to GitHub Actions covering workflows, jobs, steps, triggers, and a real CI pipeline that runs tests on every pull request and deploys on merge to main.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
A complete CI/CD pipeline that builds a Docker image in CI, pushes it to GitHub Container Registry, and deploys to a production server on every merge to main.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
Production-hardening your Compose setup with all three depends_on conditions, zero-downtime migration patterns, and a battle-tested compose.yaml for Next.js, Express, and PostgreSQL.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
A practical guide to Docker Compose covering services, networks, volumes, environment configuration, restart policies, and a real multi-service example with Next.js, Express, and PostgreSQL.
Mustafa Tawab
Jul 21, 2026
A deep dive into the architectural differences between React and Next.js, covering SSR, SSG, routing, performance, and real-world decision frameworks for choosing the right tool.
Mustafa Tawab
May 15, 2026