Engineering Resources Hub

Tools for CTOs, Founders & Engineers

Free technical checklists, assessment tools, and migration playbooks. Built from 20+ years of direct software engineering and platform architecture experience — designed to solve real operational bottlenecks.

Assessment ToolIntermediate

Technical Debt Assessment Checklist

Quantify the cost, risk, and impact of accumulated complexity on your software platform, and build a structured backlog for incremental modernization.

Duration: 1 - 2 HoursView Resource
ChecklistIntermediate

API Design Checklist

Ensure reliability, security, scalability, and ease of integration for RESTful, GraphQL, and webhook APIs across enterprise software systems.

Duration: 1 HourView Resource
PlaybookAdvanced

Database Performance Checklist

Diagnostic queries, index optimizations, query optimizations, and caching guidelines for high-traffic SQL databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Duration: 2 HoursView Resource
ChecklistAdvanced

Technical Due Diligence Checklist

A comprehensive framework for auditing inherited codebases, identifying scalability limits, checking licensing compliance, and assessing operational risks.

Duration: 3 HoursView Resource
ChecklistAdvanced

Security Review Checklist

Establish a rigorous security protocol covering payload validation, authentication borders, transport controls, and automated vulnerability scanning.

Duration: 2 HoursView Resource
ChecklistIntermediate

Code Review Checklist

Shift code reviews from stylistic formatting discussions to logical correctness, performance bounds, test coverage, and long-term maintainability.

Duration: 1 HourView Resource