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Stuart Blackler — Principal Engineer specialising in .NET, AWS, and Cloud Architecture
Deep dives into .NET, AWS, DevOps & Cloud Architecture
Previously CTO @ Illuvium, Principal Engineer @ Checkout.com
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Latest Thoughts
Building a High-Performance .NET AWS SDK
Explore 17 .NET performance techniques used in Goa, an open-source AWS SDK. From stackalloc to source generators with real benchmarks and code examples.
Deploying Next.js 15 Static Export to Cloudflare Workers with OpenTofu
Step-by-step guide to deploying a Next.js 15 static export to Cloudflare Workers using OpenTofu for infrastructure, GitHub Actions for CI/CD, and custom worker middleware for security headers, redirects, and legacy domain handling.
How to Enable Engineering Teams to Share Knowledge
Practical strategies for building a knowledge-sharing culture in engineering teams, from structured lunch-and-learns to lightning talks.
Lessons learnt after interviewing over 300 engineers
Three key lessons from interviewing over 300 engineers: conciseness, preparation, and clarity, with exercises to improve your interview skills.
Using The Factory Design Pattern in .NET
Learn how to implement the Factory and Abstract Factory design patterns in C#/.NET with real-world examples for flexible object creation.
Using The Decorator Design Pattern in .NET
Learn how to implement the Decorator design pattern in C#/.NET to add behaviours dynamically, with examples using both manual and DI approaches.
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Latest Open Source
goa
A set of modern & performance AWS packages
SerializationBenchmarks
Benchmarking .NET Serialization Performance
dotnet-skills
Agent Skills for .NET development
claude
Personal Claude Code configuration: agents, commands, skills, and global settings
opentofu-aws-lambda
OpenTofu modules for AWS infrastructure
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Latest Projects
256 Blocks
256 Blocks provides intelligent RPC routing, policy enforcement and AI agent integration for Web3 apps across Ethereum, Base and more.
Haus
Haus is an AI-powered household management app. Organise tasks, shopping and weekly planning with natural language for families and shared living.
Oversight
GitHub repository governance tool that defines policies as code, detects configuration drift in real time, and auto-remediates settings across all your repos.
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Deep Dive by Topic
Architecture & Patterns
Design patterns, distributed systems, and system design
Browse articlesCloud & AWS
Cloud infrastructure, serverless, and AWS best practices
Browse articles.NET & C#
Deep dives into C#, ASP.NET Core, and the .NET ecosystem
Browse articlesEngineering & DevOps
CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and operational excellence
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Illuvium
Checkout.com
ClearBank
GfK
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Advisory & Leadership Roles
Available for technical advisory, fractional CTO, and NED roles. 15+ years shipping production systems in fintech, Web3, and enterprise.