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        <description>Nifemi (thenifemi) is a Product Engineer and Software Architect. Writing and building delightful software with a healthy balance between design, functionality and clean code.</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Still Building Brazil]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[BOVB11 tracks the Ibovespa. It's a small position. I'm still adding. Still figuring out how it fits with my other Brazil holdings.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Power in Paraná]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Copel is one of Brazil's largest energy companies. I'm in for utilities growth and the long haul.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Planes, Defense, and a Value Bet]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Embraer does regional jets and defense. I'm in for both, and I see it as a long-term value play.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Ballast]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[About 31% of my portfolio is in fixed income. CDBs, mostly. Stability and returns. I keep it stable and add when rates are attractive.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gold as Insurance]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[GOLD11 gives me inflation hedge and diversification. I adjust the allocation when macro conditions change.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Position I'd Take Back]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[HASH11 is down 47%. I'm waiting for a recovery to exit. I never really trusted crypto. I won't buy more.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[500 Companies, One ETF]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[IVVB11 is my largest position. Here's why I treat the S&P 500 as core long-term exposure and mostly ignore it.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Small Bet on Nu]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nubank has 100 million customers. I hold a tiny position. Testing the thesis. I think the growth potential is strong.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Chips That Run AI]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[TSMC makes the semiconductors that power Nvidia, Apple, and the AI boom. I'm betting on both the demand and the moat.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Selling Is Hard, Especially When You're an Engineer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Building tem mimo was the easy part. Selling it? That's where it got real. What I've learned doing both for a solo SaaS.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shipping Solo: Launching and Iterating]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[You built it. Now ship it. How to launch a side project, get early users, and iterate without losing momentum.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shipping Solo: From Idea to First Commit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Building a side project on your own. How to pick an idea, scope it, and get to the first working version without burning out.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Coding Without Fundamentals Is Just Vibecoding]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[AI tools can help you ship faster. But without programming fundamentals, you're not coding. You're guessing and hoping the output works.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Building Distributed Systems with Node.js]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Replication, consistency, fault tolerance, and microservices. How to design Node.js services that keep running when things go wrong.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Migrating a Legacy Frontend to Next.js]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[How we cut initial page load by 40% when moving a legacy frontend to Next.js. Data fetching, hydration, and avoiding common migration pitfalls.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why I Use Flutter for Production Mobile Apps]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After building apps for Lucid Motors, Nutrafol, and others, here's what makes Flutter a solid choice for production. Clean Architecture, performance, and team velocity.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Core Design Patterns for Scalable Node.js Applications]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Load balancing, caching, and message queues. Practical patterns that make Node.js apps handle more traffic without rewriting everything.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Building a Multi-Tenant SaaS with Next.js]]></title>
            <link>https://thenifemi.com/blog/multi-tenant-saas-nextjs</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[How to structure a multi-tenant app with Next.js, separate dashboards per client, and keep data isolated. Lessons from building a white-label loyalty platform.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Node.js, System Design, and Distributed Systems: Where to Start]]></title>
            <link>https://thenifemi.com/blog/nodejs-system-design-intro</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A practical intro to thinking about system design when building with Node.js. Why it matters and what to learn first.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Conclusion - Building a Simple Social Feed using DDD Clean Architecture]]></title>
            <link>https://thenifemi.com/blog/ddd-series-conclusion</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In previous articles, we have been building a simple social feed using DDD Clean Architecture. In this article, we will conclude the series by implementing Dependency Injection and wrapping up the project.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[PART 3 - Building a Simple Social Feed using DDD Clean Architecture]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In the previous chapter, we looked at how to apply the DDD Clean Architecture to our simple social feed flutter application. We implemented the Presentation layer and the Domain layer. In this chapter, we will be implementing the Infrastructure layer and the Application layer.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[PART 2 - Building a Simple Social Feed using DDD Clean Architecture]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In previous chapters, we discussed about the concept of DDD Clean Architecture. In this article, we will be building a simple social feed using DDD and Clean Architecture.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[PART 1 - Introduction to DDD Clean Architecture with Flutter]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In the first part of this series, we will introduce the concept of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Clean Architecture and its relevance in building Flutter applications.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Building Flutter Projects with DDD Clean Architecture: A Series on Separation of Concerns and State Management]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This article series is aimed at intermediate Flutter developers with a good understanding of Dart and the Flutter framework. The series will cover the implementation of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Clean Architecture in Flutter projects.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Making the shift to statically typed languages]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Developers are switching to statically typed programming languages due to their ability to mitigate errors and improve code quality, resulting in improved maintainability and productivity.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hybrid x Native Development - Startups Dichotomy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hybrid or native? For startups with limited resources, the answer is usually simpler than the debate makes it seem.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flutter vs React Native: What to know before getting started]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Flutter and React Native are two of the most popular multi-platform development frameworks on the market today, each with its own set of advantages and drawbacks. Evaluating and comparing these two frameworks is essential to determine which is best suited for your project.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Case for Flutter in Multi-Platform Development]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Why Flutter keeps winning over teams building for mobile, web, desktop, and embedded. A look at the framework, the ecosystem, and the companies betting on it.]]></description>
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