Deploying the still-mock-backed app to Cloud Run gated two ways (Slack SSO at the app layer and an office-IP allowlist) with a standalone container and keyless GitHub Actions via Workload Identity Federation. Plus the cost call between an app-layer IP check and Cloud Armor, and the auth gate that forced collapsing an internal self-fetch.
A deep dive into why upgrading from Node 20 to 24 resulted in lower CPU usage, fewer GC pauses, and healthier event loop metrics. Covers V8 13.6, Maglev JIT, smarter GC heuristics, and more.
What broke when upgrading Node.js from 20 to 24 in a production Next.js app running in Docker, and how I fixed each issue: npm@11 breaking changes, ignore-scripts, git auth in multi-stage builds.
How I fixed the bot serving outdated knowledge after GCS file updates by adding a reload endpoint, OIDC authentication, and wiring up GCS change notifications through Pub/Sub.
Deep dive into how Turbopack changed static export output in Next.js 16, why it impacts S3 upload times, and the simple fix that reduced upload time from 1m52s to 3s.
