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Notes from building systems that run in production.

Field notes on Shopify engineering, Rails takeovers, systems integration, and practical AI — written by the team that ships and maintains them.

Keep every store in sync: one source of truth sending stock levels to two stores and a marketplace

SHOPIFY / INVENTORY

How to sync Shopify inventory across multiple stores and warehouses

Why stock drifts between stores, warehouses, and supplier feeds, and how to choose between Shopify locations, a sync app, or custom middleware.

Farooq Ch, CEO & Founder of Stackworx

Farooq Ch

Sep 2026

Build or buy Shopify apps: a grid of apps with one custom app highlighted
SHOPIFY / CUSTOM APPS

When Shopify App Store apps aren't enough: build vs buy

The signs your store has outgrown off-the-shelf apps, a buy-or-build decision table, and what a dependable custom Shopify app includes.

Oct 2026

Taking over a Rails app: a 30-day timeline from access to first safe change
RAILS / TAKEOVER

Taking over a Rails app from a previous developer: the first 30 days

What to secure, check, and fix in the first month after a developer leaves, so the new team understands the app before changing it.

Oct 2026

Who owns which data: Shopify and ERP data ownership shown side by side
SHOPIFY / ERP

Shopify ERP integration: who owns which data, and where it breaks

Map data ownership first, then choose between a connector, an integration platform, or custom code. Plus the failure points to test before go-live.

Oct 2026

Connector, middleware, or custom: three integration options compared
INTEGRATION

Native connector, middleware, or custom API integration: how to choose

A practical framework for choosing an integration approach per data flow, with the hidden costs and reliability questions for each option.

Oct 2026

Upgrade Rails, skip the rewrite: version steps from Rails 6.1 to 8.1
RAILS / MODERNIZATION

Upgrading an old Rails app without a rewrite

Why outdated Rails and Ruby versions are a business risk, how to plan a stepwise upgrade, what drives the effort, and when a rebuild is justified.

Oct 2026

Shopify and NetSuite syncing orders, items, inventory, and fulfillments
SHOPIFY / NETSUITE

Shopify NetSuite integration: how it works and what breaks

How data flows between Shopify and NetSuite, connector vs integration app vs custom build, and the failure points to test before launch.

Oct 2026

Storefront or operations: storefront work compared with inventory, orders, returns, and ERP work
SHOPIFY / PARTNERS

Shopify Plus agency vs custom Shopify app developer: which do you need?

Storefront agencies and engineering partners solve different Shopify problems. How to tell which one your next problem needs.

Oct 2026

Stop silent failures and duplicates: an event creating a duplicate CRM contact, caught by a reconciliation check
AUTOMATION

Why automations fail silently and create duplicate records

The causes behind duplicate records and missing data in Zapier, Make, n8n, and custom integrations, and the changes that make them dependable.

Oct 2026

Route every order to the right place: one order split across warehouse and supplier
SHOPIFY / FULFILLMENT

Routing Shopify orders across warehouses, suppliers, and drop-ship partners

Where Shopify order routing ends, what a custom routing layer adds for supplier and manufacturer-direct lines, and how to choose.

Oct 2026

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