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title: "Entry Point"
seo_title: "Entry Point: Notes from a Software Architect — Dan Podina"
description: "An introduction to Dan Podina’s writing on software architecture, backend systems, and the craft of building software."
url: https://danpodina.com/log/entry-point/
markdown: https://danpodina.com/log/entry-point/index.md
type: log
date: 2026-03-05
lastmod: 2026-09-10
---

# Entry Point

> An introduction to Dan Podina’s writing on software architecture, backend systems, and the craft of building software.

If you're reading this, you've scrolled all the way back. This is where it starts.

I'm Dan. I've been building software for twenty years — starting from trading floors in Cluj, working my way through CRMs, messaging apps, identity systems, and eventually landing where I am now: architecting clinical data platforms and low-code frameworks.

This log is a place to think out loud. Some entries will be about code, architecture, or tools I'm working with. Others might just be observations about the craft — the kind of things you notice after doing this long enough.

No particular schedule. No theme. Just an honest record, written as things happen.

Welcome to the beginning. Everything after this moves forward.


Read the log: https://danpodina.com/log/ | Contact card: https://danpodina.com/card/ | What I do now: https://systemtrails.com/