This page lists 63 articles on custom software, AI tooling and development workflows. They are written from inside live projects at MG Software in Haarlem, not from research papers or hyped twitter threads. Each piece starts with a concrete question we recently hit in a client call or pull request, and ends with a decision we actually shipped (including trade-offs that turned out worse than expected).
Current breakdown: 17pieces on AI & automation (Cursor, Claude Code, MCP, agentic coding), 23 engineering deep-dives (Next.js 16, Postgres, Supabase, Three.js patterns), 8 workflow guides for founders and PMs, and 15 updates on Refront and client work. Filter via the tabs below, or subscribe to the RSS feed to get each new post automatically. No newsletter popups, no tracking pixels, no affiliate links.
Insights, updates, and practical thinking on building modern workflows, automating execution, and using AI to reduce operational friction.
Headless AI shifts software from screens to actions. Learn how companies in 2026 build agent-ready APIs, MCP servers, audit trails and human-in-the-loop workflows.
A practical case study on Google’s 2026 spam update, pSEO risk, boilerplate content, structured data and the changes we made to make scalable content more useful.
Old systems do not break loudly. They bleed slowly through outages, manual workarounds, and lost deals. Here are seven signals that your legacy software is costing more than replacement, and what to do about each one.
Most agencies look identical in the sales pitch. These 12 questions separate the agencies that ship working software from the ones that burn your budget. Use this checklist before signing any contract.
Off-the-shelf SaaS gets you running in days but limits your competitive edge. Custom software fits perfectly but takes time and budget. Here is the decision framework we use with every client.
Vercel was breached through a compromised AI tool. Claude Code had RCE vulnerabilities. AI agents can steal GitHub credentials via prompt injection. Here is what changed in 2026 and how to protect your team.
Vibe coding tools like Cursor, Bolt.new, and Lovable let anyone build software with AI. But 45% of AI-generated code has security flaws and founders burn thousands rebuilding what AI built wrong. Here is where the line is.
AI agents are no longer experimental. Here are five concrete business workflows that you can automate with AI agents today, with implementation details and expected results from our client projects.
Businesses want AI in their software but have no idea what it costs. We break down real API costs, development hours, and model choices from recent client projects at MG Software.
Google DeepMind released Gemma 4 on April 2, four open-source models under Apache 2.0 that range from Raspberry Pi to datacenter scale. The 2.3B model beats its 27B predecessor. Here is what matters for developers and businesses.
Microsoft launched three in-house AI models on April 2, built by teams of fewer than 10 engineers each. After investing $13 billion in OpenAI, Microsoft is now building competing products. Here is what that shift means for businesses on Azure.
A full guide to app development costs: MVPs versus enterprise apps, pricing drivers, freelancer versus agency trade-offs, hidden ongoing costs, and how to brief vendors for comparable quotes.
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Every post is written by Jordan Munk or Sidney de Geus, both co-founders of MG Software. We publish around two pieces a week and stick to three rules: the topic comes from a real project (not from an AI-generated topic list), numbers and screenshots are our own material or linked to a primary source, and when we are uncertain about something we write that down instead of implying a stronger claim than we can defend.
The content tracks what we build day to day. In Q4 2025 our stack moved from the Vercel AI SDK to Anthropic Claude Code for server-side agents, and that transition is documented in a series on agentic patterns, MCP tooling and code review. For productive refactors we have used Cursor 2.0 with composer-2-fast as the default model since early 2026. What we learn in those migrations lands here directly, so you can read along before you need to make the same call.
Missing a post on a specific tool, framework or architectural decision? Email info@mgsoftware.nl with the question or frustration, and if it fits our experience we will add it to the queue. Posts are never bought or sponsored; we can only write about what we have built ourselves or evaluated thoroughly.
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