Shivkumar Soni's Newsletter

Practical, no-nonsense insights on software architecture, cybersecurity, and AI, shared in simple lessons you can apply immediately

Reasoning Token

Jun 25, 2026

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5 min read

The Scratchpad the AI Never Shows You Is Costing You Money

Shivkumar Soni

Mar 24, 2026

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9 min read

Before investing in complex agents, define the behavior

Prompt Engineering

Mar 10, 2026

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14 min read

Less guesswork. More reliable AI output.

Shivkumar Soni

Cyber Security

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

If you’re adding security late, your architecture is already deciding the outcome

Shivkumar Soni

Unit Testing

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Testability: The NFR that quietly decides your delivery speed

Shivkumar Soni

Architectural technical debt

Feb 26, 2026

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6 min read

Technical debt is not bad. Unmanaged technical debt is.

Shivkumar Soni