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Marc Lewis
Marc Lewis is a software architect, entrepreneur, and the founder of Caffeinated Softworks, LLC. With a background in building scalable business applications, AI-powered analytics, and seamless platform integrations, he has spent over three decades developing technology solutions across industries like billing systems, internet services, real estate compliance and analytics, communication, and compliance, and more.
When he’s not writing code or solving complex technical challenges, he’s probably enjoying a good cup of coffee and thinking about the next big idea.
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It Wasn't The Language: A Startup Founder's Reflection on Blaming the Tool
A recent article titled “Why Developers are Quietly Quitting Golang” has been making the rounds. It highlights a Medium post where a startup founder describes choosing Go (Golang) for their company as “the biggest mistake of [their] life.” That’s a heavy statement. It’s understandably attention-grabbing, and borderline clickbait, but also one that deserves a more careful unpacking.
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Porting a Legacy ‘Like’ Toggle to Go: A Small Win With Big Implications
After a long week of meetings and shifting priorities, I needed a win—a small, well-scoped feature I could design, implement, and deploy. I chose to focus on the /v1/content/{contentID}/like endpoint from dittos.io, a social collaboration platform I’ve been steadily modernizing over the past year.
Outline Zulip Bridge
First Release - Outline Zulip Bridge
At Caffeinated, we love Open Source Software. We use it in every aspect of our business. Unfortunately, most of our time is spent working on internal projects, and we rarely have time to contribute to other open source projects.
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A New Chapter in Technology and Innovation
Caffeinated Softworks is built on the idea that great technology should be crafted with precision, care, and a deep understanding of real-world challenges. Whether we’re building AI-driven analytics, creating scalable business applications, or designing seamless integrations, our goal is to deliver solutions that last.
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