Gilteq Blog
Engineering Insights
Technical deep-dives, lessons from the field, and perspectives on building software that lasts.
Migrating to AWS Without Downtime: What We Learned
Moving a live production system to AWS sounds risky. Here is the approach we took to cut over without a single minute of downtime, including the mistakes we almost made.
ASP.NET Core Patterns That Actually Scale in Enterprise
After building and maintaining large ASP.NET Core C# codebases, we have found a handful of patterns that consistently hold up under real enterprise load. This is what we keep coming back to.
What Building a Healthcare Booking System Taught Us About UX
Scheduling software for clinics sounds simple until you are dealing with practitioner availability, recurring sessions, cancellation policies, and anxious patients. Here is what we got wrong first.
Why Most Companies Hire the Wrong Developers and How to Fix It
We have helped companies find and vet engineering talent as a technical intermediary. The patterns of hiring failure are almost always the same and they are avoidable.
Building Custom 2D/3D GUI Workflows with SkiaSharp
When off-the-shelf UI components cannot meet the rendering requirements of a complex workflow tool, you have to go lower level. Here is how we used SkiaSharp to build a fully custom interactive canvas.
Fractional CTO vs. Technical Consulting: Which One Do You Actually Need
Two very different engagements that companies often confuse. We break down when each makes sense, what you should expect from either, and the questions to ask before signing anything.