Architecture, IoT integration, and field notes from building energy software for places where blackouts are normal.https://adverax.iohttps://adverax.io/blog/why-i-rejected-home-assistant-energy-orchestrationhttps://adverax.io/blog/why-i-rejected-home-assistant-energy-orchestrationHome Assistant is the best home-automation platform there is — which is exactly why it's the wrong tool for energy orchestration. A developer's case for why automation and orchestration are different problems, and why mistaking one for the other costs you months.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://adverax.io/blog/you-dont-have-a-backuphttps://adverax.io/blog/you-dont-have-a-backupNineteenth floor of a twenty-two-storey block, no gas: water, heat, the stove, the lift, the light — and the income of two remote developers — all on one wire. What a blackout taught me about invisible single points of failure, at home and in the systems we build.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://adverax.io/blog/dobro-pozhalovathttps://adverax.io/blog/dobro-pozhalovatI build software for energy systems in places where the grid can't be trusted. This is where I think out loud — the principles, the wrong turns, the trade-offs — one layer up from any product. Engineering writing for people who build, not a release feed.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT