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A Playwright test runner dashboard showing smoke test results for core routes: home, learn track hubs, lesson flow, arena, wiki, and directory

Issue #17 added a minimal Playwright smoke suite to complement unit/integration coverage. I built a cost-efficient browser test layer for checkpoint validation and future mirror sites.

April 22, 20266 min read
A validation dashboard showing deterministic seed behavior, shuffle helpers test results, and the content-family compatibility adapter pattern

Issue #8 implemented a proof of concept for minimum viable randomization and content families. I validated MCQ shuffling, lesson drill ordering, scenario sequencing, and SSR-safe behavior under TanStack Start.

April 21, 20266 min read
An infrastructure diagram showing Better Auth integration, Creem billing setup, Resend email configuration, and the shipping.apidojo.app domain foundation

Issue #11 completed the auth, entitlements, billing, email, and domain foundation for Shipping API Dojo v2. Better Auth, Creem, Resend, and the shipping.apidojo.app domain came together.

April 17, 20267 min read
A technical blueprint document showing content-family data models, seeded randomization strategy, and the auth/billing/email/domain architecture stack

Before building Shipping API Dojo v2, I needed a complete technical blueprint. I scoped content families, seeded randomization, auth/billing/email/domain strategy, and the decisions that shaped the architecture.

April 16, 20268 min read
A clean architectural diagram showing the v2 stack with TanStack Start, Neon Postgres, Better Auth, Creem billing, and content-family data models

The massive v2 rebuild of Shipping API Dojo introduces content families, seeded randomization, and a full auth/billing foundation. Here's the architecture and vision behind the 20/20/20 curriculum expansion.

April 13, 20267 min read
A workflow audit board with dependency PRs, a terminal, a lockfile diff, and a JSON-to-JSONL migration note

A day that started with routine dependency PRs turned into a workflow audit: lockfile repair, sandbox debugging, MCP memory migration, and a stronger rule to avoid user-specific installs and hidden local state.

March 16, 20268 min read

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