Security Posture
Security is a baseline requirement, not a feature. These standards apply to all systems without exception.
- HTTPS everywhere - No HTTP endpoints, HSTS enabled with preload
- Content Security Policy - Strict CSP on all pages, no unsafe-eval
- No inline scripts - All JavaScript is external and integrity-checked
- Dependency auditing - Automated vulnerability scanning in CI
- Least privilege - Service accounts have minimal required permissions
- Secret management - No secrets in code; all secrets in secure stores
Privacy Stance
We collect only what we need, keep it only as long as necessary, and never sell or share personal data. Privacy is a design constraint, not an afterthought.
- No third-party tracking - No Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no tracking scripts
- No unnecessary cookies - Cookies only for functional requirements
- Data minimization - Collect only what's needed for the specific purpose
- GDPR and CCPA compliant - By design, not by checkbox
- No dark patterns - Clear consent flows, easy opt-out
Deployment Principles
Deployments should be boring. No surprises, no heroics, no late-night fixes.
- Immutable infrastructure - No in-place updates; every change is a new deployment
- Blue-green deployments - Zero-downtime releases with instant rollback capability
- Automated rollbacks - Failed health checks trigger automatic rollback
- Preview deployments - Every pull request gets a preview URL
- Production parity - Staging environments match production configuration
- Feature flags - New features are gated and gradually rolled out
Code Standards
Consistency enables collaboration. These standards apply to all code across all repositories.
- TypeScript strict mode - No any, no implicit any, strict null checks
- Automated formatting - Prettier runs on every commit
- Linting enforced - ESLint with strict rules, no warnings allowed
- Required code review - All changes require at least one approval
- Conventional commits - Structured commit messages for changelog generation
- Documentation as code - Docs live in the repo and are versioned with code
Monitoring Philosophy
You cannot improve what you cannot measure. Observability is built in from the start, not bolted on later.
- Structured logging - JSON logs with consistent fields and correlation IDs
- Distributed tracing - Traces across service boundaries
- Real user monitoring - Core Web Vitals and custom performance metrics
- Alerting thresholds - SLO-based alerts, not arbitrary thresholds
- On-call rotation - Clear escalation paths and runbooks