From the studio
Writing
Notes on the work: infrastructure, accessible websites, and how we scope a build. Short, specific, and honest.
13 October 2026
Why we tell you what we cannot do yet
Why RavGB names what every engagement is not: how honest limits build trust, filter wrong-fit leads, and keep projects on scope.
10 October 2026
Accessible from the start costs less than accessible later
Accessible by default costs less than retrofitting later. What accessible-by-default means in practice, and how it also lifts performance and SEO.
7 October 2026
The first things we check when we open your AWS account
What a RavGB AWS infrastructure review checks first: cost waste, access, restorable backups, single points of failure, monitoring, and reproducible infra.
6 October 2026
MongoDB: when a document database is the right call
MongoDB and the document model: when a flexible document database is the right call, when a relational database fits better, and the honest signals either way.
5 October 2026
Firebase: a backend you do not have to build yet
Firebase as a backend-as-a-service: datastore, auth, hosting, and realtime sync you rent, not build. The sweet spot for MVPs, and the honest limits.
3 October 2026
Google Cloud for teams who would rather not run servers
Google Cloud for early teams who would rather not run servers: the managed, serverless path, when GCP fits, and an honest look at AWS and the tradeoffs.
1 October 2026
Netlify, and the case for boring static hosting
Netlify explained: static hosting with a build pipeline, forms, and functions. The case for boring static hosting, where it fits, and where an app needs more.
29 September 2026
Vercel: what it is great at, and where it stops
Vercel is excellent at hosting frontends and Next.js, with preview deploys and edge delivery. Here is what it is great at, and where it stops.
22 September 2026
Railway: the shortest path from code to a running service
Railway takes your repo and runs it with managed databases and little config. What a PaaS does well for early teams, and the honest trade as you grow.
15 September 2026
Docker, and when a small team actually needs it
What Docker and containers are, when a small team actually needs them, when a managed platform makes them redundant, and the honest tradeoffs to weigh.