Field notes

Practical writing for engineers maintaining Node.js services—not generic productivity lists.

Developer at laptop

Reading Node stack traces under load

When async stacks truncate, where to look next.

Programming on screen

Event-loop lag symptoms that look like database faults

Separating CPU-bound work from slow queries.

Code on screen close-up

Handoff checklist before a consultant joins your incident

Access, logs, and roles that save the first hour.