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Engineering insights, product updates, and stories from the Blue team.
How We Replaced Our Search Engine With a Cache
We killed MeiliSearch and moved search entirely to the browser. It's faster, simpler, and free.
Mar 23, 2026
How We Handle Database Backups
A three-tier backup system, automatic failover, and the split-brain problem — all managed by three engineers.
Mar 23, 2026
Why We Left the Cloud
How a 3-person team migrated to dedicated servers.
Mar 22, 2026
Building Our Own Frontend Cache
Designing a high performance three-tier caching system for Blue.
Mar 15, 2026
From Projects to Processes
90% of our customers weren't using Blue for projects. That changed everything.
Aug 12, 2025
Blue Live: Finance & B2B SaaS Strategy
Financial sustainability, SaaS economics, and advice for founders.
Aug 30, 2024
Blue Live: Product, Strategy & Vision
Discussing product, strategy, and the future of Blue with LoudEgg.
Aug 13, 2024
Hello World
Why we built Blue, and what we're setting out to do.
Apr 1, 2018