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Software engineering best practices, architecture patterns, and development insights from HighFlyer's Auckland-based team.

How We Actually Use AI on Real Customer Work
May 6, 2026

How We Actually Use AI on Real Customer Work

Eight months of unresolved accounting drift. 3,600 historical transactions. One working session to untangle it, because AI was sitting alongside the engineer the whole time....

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From 3 Hours to 11 Seconds: Fixing a Shopify Stock Sync That Kept Timing Out
April 29, 2026

From 3 Hours to 11 Seconds: Fixing a Shopify Stock Sync That Kept Timing Out

We kept bumping the timeout. First to 60 minutes. Then to 3 hours. It still timed out. The timeout was never the real problem.

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What We Learned Putting an AI Assistant Inside a Live Business System
April 16, 2026

What We Learned Putting an AI Assistant Inside a Live Business System

An AI that gives a finance team an off-by-a-dollar answer loses their trust forever. Here are the five things we had to get right before...

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Why Imported ERPs Keep Failing New Zealand Businesses
April 12, 2026

Why Imported ERPs Keep Failing New Zealand Businesses

NZ businesses think and invoice in GST-inclusive terms. Most cloud ERPs do not. The mismatch creates friction that shows up as manual workarounds, accountant confusion,...

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The Invisible Work: What Separates a Six-Month Software Project From a Six-Year One
April 10, 2026

The Invisible Work: What Separates a Six-Month Software Project From a Six-Year One

A builder does not get credit for the foundations. Neither does a software team. But if you asked either to skip them, you would not...

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The Xero Integration That Survives a Bad Day
April 8, 2026

The Xero Integration That Survives a Bad Day

Most Xero integrations work fine until something unusual happens. This is about the unusual things, and how to make sure they do not cost you...

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AI Web Development is the AutoTune Moment in Tech
February 2, 2026

AI Web Development is the AutoTune Moment in Tech

AI can build a website in minutes, but it can't understand what your business actually needs. Learn why the real value isn't in the technology...

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Building Text Reload: How We Used Frappe Framework to Create a Scalable SMS Automation SaaS
March 27, 2025

Building Text Reload: How We Used Frappe Framework to Create a Scalable SMS Automation SaaS

Learn how we built Text Reload, a scalable SMS automation platform, using Frappe's low-code framework. Discover how we implemented multi-tenancy, OAuth2, background processing, and third-party...

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