Ali Hesari
Ali Hesari

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I'm Ali. I'm a software engineer, writer, and lifelong learner. I build web products, explore AI-assisted development, and share what I learn so other developers grow too.

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    This article explores when and how to design a scalable codebase, balancing speed, simplicity, and long-term maintainability. It explains why startups should avoid over-engineering early, how large companies must optimize for developer collaboration, and what to do when a legacy codebase “works” but is hard to evolve. Using real-world examples from companies like Google, Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook, it offers practical guidance on refactoring, managing technical debt, and building a flexible foundation that can grow without slowing teams down.

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Hi, I'm

Ali Hesari

Software engineer. I build web products and open-source tools — most recently OwlStack, a social media publishing platform with an open-source PHP core and a Laravel package used by developers worldwide.

I started as a mining engineer at the University of Birjand before teaching myself software. Today I work as a senior software engineer on a decade-old production system, where I've led its migration from a legacy stack onto Kubernetes — and I build products on the side, bringing an engineer's eye for systems to both.

I also run Tech Farsi, a Persian-language software-education platform. I write here about engineering and AI-assisted development — the workflows and decisions behind real software.

Ali Hesari

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