elVengador Blog

A deep dive into Software Architecture and Engineering Strategy

I'm a T-shaped Software Engineer passionate about building scalable systems and elegant developer experiences. This blog is where I explore complex engineering challenges, share architectural patterns, and document my journey toward a Frontend Architect Engineer mindset.

My Journey to a Architect Mindset

I've documented my professional evolution through the progressive refactoring of a single application. Follow the story from a simple implementation to my own complete ecosystem.

• >. The First Step (Junior): Building a simple, functional note-taking app.
• >. The Big Picture (Full Stack): Mastering the entire software lifecycle, from Design to DevOps.
• >. The Strategic Shift (T-Shaped): Making pragmatic, long-term decisions and going deep on fundamentals.
• >. The Ecosystem (Architect): Deconstructing a single app into a reusable platform of libraries and tools.

Other Deep Dives

"Reinventing the wheel" can be a strategic choice. These posts show how I tackle complex problems by going back to fundamentals to gain flexibility, maintainability, and unlock new possibilitie

• >. Solving Data Sync on Offline App: From algorithms to a mobile-first UI, building a custom merge tool from scratch.
• >. The Battle Again Hidden Cost of Icons: Architecting a Zero-Overhead Delivery System.

The Architect's handbook

True engineering happens before the first line of code. This section documents how I deconstruct real-world challenges to build robust, scalable, maintainable, and testable architectures.

• >. Architecting a Deterministic Rule Engine: Designing a deterministic, version-controlled rule engine to handle complex multi-layer scoring logic.

"Engineering is like Philosophy and Art"
by elVengador