Engineering notes from Stratoflow
What we learn running Java systems at a billion transactions an hour and 300 million queries a day.
- Insurance
Top Software for Insurance Brokers in 2026
Seven broker software tools compared for 2026, the benefits beyond faster admin, and how to choose between an agency system, a CRM and a policy administration platform.
- Modernization
Software Development for Startups: How to Outsource Your First Product in 2026
What a startup should keep in-house, put in writing and own from day one when it outsources its first product, with three startups that did it well.
- Insurance
Policy Administration System in 2026: AI, Must-Have Features and Your Own Platform
What a policy administration system does, how AI drafts product changes under human approval, the PAS features to insist on in 2026, and sourced insurtech figures.
- Insurance
Insurance Core Systems: Complete Guide
What a core insurance system does, how four platforms compare in 2026 and who each fits, and how to replace a core one product line at a time.
- Insurance
Insurance Claims Management Software: A 2026 Buyer's Guide
A 2026 buyer's guide to claims management software: the statistics, the features by claim stage, seven expert tips and the less obvious benefits of a system your team can change.
- Insurance
Best Insurance Broker Management Systems in 2026
Five broker and agency management systems checked on their vendors' sites in October 2026: who each fits, what each covers, published prices, and when Openkoda is the better choice.
- Insurance
How to Build Insurance Policy Management Software
What a policy administration system has to do, what a custom build costs, how a configurable PAS goes live in five steps, and five PAS vendors compared for 2026.
- Modernization
Enterprise Software: What It Is, 12 Types and the Companies Behind Them
What counts as enterprise software, the 12 types a company runs and who uses each, the largest vendors in 2026, and which systems to buy, configure or build.
- Insurance
Digitalization in Insurance in 2026: AI, Customizable Platforms and Specialty Products
How AI, customizable platforms and specialty products are reshaping insurance in 2026, with sourced statistics, the Allianz and Openkoda examples, and six strategy choices.
- AI
Best AI for Coding: 10 AI Coding Tools for Software Developers in 2026
Ten AI coding tools checked on their own sites in October 2026, what became of the 2023 list, and what METR, DORA and Stack Overflow found about AI and speed.
- Performance
Java Virtual Threads Guide: What They Fix, What They Break, and the Patterns That Work
How Java virtual threads work, five code patterns, what Netflix's deadlock and Jackson's ThreadLocal fix teach, where they fit, and a checklist for rolling them out.
- Modernization
AI-Assisted Application Modernization for Java: What Works, with the Evidence
What Google, Amazon, Slack and the controlled studies show about AI code migration for Java, what the main tools do, and the guardrails we use on every AI-assisted upgrade.
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