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Last Friday afternoon, I received that call that no one wants – from the fraud department at my bank. They called to inform me that someone had hijacked one of my checks in the mail, doctored it up and deposited it at another bank. Kudos to both the other bank and mine for being on […]
For years, the business case for offshore software development was straightforward: lower labor costs. Companies could hire large teams of offshore engineers to handle coding, testing, maintenance, and other labor-intensive development activities at a fraction of the cost of U.S.-based talent. In our opinion this worked for large teams/projects of over 50 people. But two […]
In today’s fast-paced world of web development, building apps that are solid, accessible, and easy to maintain is super important. We often get caught up in making things look good, but the actual bones of our web pages – the HTML – is an often overlooked part of the puzzle. The <div> Soup Div Soup: […]
At a recent technical meetup, Solution Street consultant Ryan Gehl delivered a practical and wide-ranging presentation titled Amplifying Engineering Skills with Claude Code. The session focused on how developers can use Claude Code not simply as an autocomplete tool, but as a true engineering collaborator capable of accelerating coding, technical research, experimentation, and even lightweight […]
April 19th, 2026
Overview LocalStack is an advanced cloud service emulator that runs entirely on your local machine. It provides a robust local environment that mirrors essential AWS services, including S3, DynamoDB, and Lambda, among many others. This capability allows developers to perform local development and testing efficiently, significantly reducing the need to provision and manage actual resources […]
March 24th, 2026
Where It Started My son is trying to run a photography and design business, and we realized the process for delivering photos to customers needed improvement. Until now it’s all been manual – he takes the photos, edits them, adds watermarks, creates PayPal invoices, and sends everything through email. It works, but it’s slow and […]
February 21st, 2026
Introduction The latest Northern Virginia Software Architecture Roundtable (NOVA SART) meetup, hosted by Solution Street, featured a deep dive into one of the most consequential shifts happening in enterprise data engineering today: the migration from traditional ETL platforms to modern, AI-ready architectures built on platforms such as Databricks. Hirenkumar Dholariya, a senior data engineering architect […]
January 22nd, 2026
As part of my personal goals in 2025, I investigated voice cloning and text-to-speech technology. Specifically, I focused on OpenVoice 2’s instant voice cloning for a personal project that revolved around audiobook narration and production. In this document, I recorded my findings in the format of a technical walkthrough. The availability of AI-driven Text-to-Speech (TTS) […]
December 14th, 2025
Introduction The recent Northern Virginia Software Architecture Roundtable meetup brought together four seasoned technology and product leaders, Scott Day, Emile Karam, Lokesh Kumar, and Mohan Rao, for an evening of practical insights and real-world demonstrations of how AI is reshaping modern organizations. Across topics including problem-driven AI adoption, building AI-powered digital workforces, breakthroughs in natural […]
November 13th, 2025
If you’re reading this, then you’re a project manager. Maybe you’re not certified or it’s not your official job title, but project management is everywhere. Let’s start with defining a project. “A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.” Lucy was not a project manager when she and Ethel were stuffing […]
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