Articles by
Thomas Darby
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Next.jsWordPress to Next.js: when a rebuild actually pays for itself
When a WordPress to Next.js migration is worth paying for and when it is not: the honest disqualification list first, then the four…
AutomationWhich AI tools earn their keep in a small business
A hype free guide to where AI genuinely helps a small business and where it burns money.
SupabaseBuild log: how GrantCue ingests grant data
How GrantCue ingests grant data end to end: source adapters for Grants.gov and 31 state portals, a fixed 14-field content hash for change…
Internal ToolsI built the back office for my own contracting business. Here is what it does.
A build log for the contracting back office inside tdarby.com: what it holds, why the tokenized share link is the piece I would keep, and…
Next.jsWhat website maintenance actually needs doing
What a maintenance retainer should cover for a small business, from domain and SSL renewals to security patching and backup restore tests…
AutomationA small business backup strategy you will actually follow
A plain-English guide to the 3-2-1 backup rule for small businesses: three copies, two kinds of storage, one copy off-site.
SupabaseBuilding Volunteer Clinton County: multi-tenant civic software on Supabase
A build log on the engineering behind Volunteer Clinton County, the multi-tenant civic platform I co-founded on Supabase, covering…
Internal ToolsReplacing the spreadsheet without replacing the people
A diagnostic look at when a spreadsheet is still the correct tool, the four signals that it has stopped working, and what a custom internal…
Internal ToolsWhen a spreadsheet stops being the right tool: spreadsheet vs database
A plain-English sorting guide for the spreadsheet vs database question in a small business: what spreadsheets are genuinely good at, the…
