Field Notes

Write-ups on network architecture, infrastructure, and security.

InfrastructureApplied· 6 min

When APIs Change Under You: The SLE Migration Story

A real API deprecation, a real deadline, and the verification methodology that made migrating MistPulse's SLE metrics endpoint boring instead of risky.

Sep 30, 2026

InfrastructureApplied· 6 min

Curl First, Build Second: The API Validation Methodology

The one rule that shaped every feature in MistPulse: never write application code against an API response shape you haven't verified yourself, with a real curl call, first.

Sep 24, 2026

InfrastructureFoundational· 6 min

The Idea: Why I Built MistPulse

How years of troubleshooting networks from a laptop in the field turned into a mobile app project, and the non-negotiable security boundary set before a line of code was written.

Sep 22, 2026