Backend foundation
Most of my work centers on APIs, databases, business logic, and systems that need to stay dependable over time.
TAIHM4 LOGBOOK
Notes on backend, systems, learning, and work.
A personal blog by Ho Mau Tai about software engineering, day-to-day delivery, technical learning, and the ideas worth keeping after the work is done.
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published posts
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6+
years in software
ABOUT
Backend-first, product-aware, and grounded in real delivery.
I use this blog to keep useful notes from software work: backend systems, project experience, technical learning, and the habits that support better engineering.
Full-stack perspective
Having worked across backend, full-stack, and frontend roles helps me think beyond one layer of the product.
Built from real projects
The writing here comes from actual delivery experience, not abstract theory, so it stays practical and usable.
FOCUS
What you will find here.
The goal is simple: keep useful notes from work and learning in one place, with enough structure to make them easy to revisit.
01 / Backend
Systems, APIs, and maintainable code.
Notes from working with C#, .NET Framework, SQL Server, and the practical tradeoffs behind production systems.
02 / Delivery
Lessons from real project work.
Project experience, system constraints, reporting tools, CRM workflows, and what changes when software meets business reality.
03 / Learning
Technical study that stays practical.
Short write-ups from things I am learning, testing, or trying to understand more clearly through writing.
04 / Personal
Work, life, and the details worth keeping.
Not everything here is purely technical. Some posts are simply there because they still matter after the moment passes.
FEATURED WRITING
Selected posts from the archive.
CONTACT
If something here is useful, let’s connect.
This site is a place to keep useful work, honest learning, and practical notes in one archive. If you want to talk about software, systems, or a project, feel free to reach out.