<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>LAKAT LTD — Journal</title><description>Notes on web, mobile and custom software development from LAKAT LTD.</description><link>https://lakat.net/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Design systems: scaling a product without the chaos</title><link>https://lakat.net/blog/design-systems-scaling-products/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lakat.net/blog/design-systems-scaling-products/</guid><description>A design system is not a Figma library — it is a contract between design and engineering. Here is how we build one that survives real product growth.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Design systems</category></item><item><title>Technical SEO that compounds: foundations for long-term growth</title><link>https://lakat.net/blog/technical-seo-that-compounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lakat.net/blog/technical-seo-that-compounds/</guid><description>Chasing keywords is a treadmill. The organic traffic that actually compounds comes from technical foundations most teams skip. Here is where we start.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Growth</category></item><item><title>Custom software vs SaaS: when it actually pays to build</title><link>https://lakat.net/blog/custom-software-vs-saas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lakat.net/blog/custom-software-vs-saas/</guid><description>&quot;Should we buy an off-the-shelf tool or build our own?&quot; is a business decision disguised as a technical one. Here is the framework we use to answer it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Strategy</category></item><item><title>Shipping without regressions: the QA workflow we trust</title><link>https://lakat.net/blog/qa-workflow-shipping-without-regressions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lakat.net/blog/qa-workflow-shipping-without-regressions/</guid><description>Quality is not a phase at the end of a project — it is a property of how you work. This is the QA workflow that lets us ship fast without breaking what already works.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Quality</category></item><item><title>Native or cross-platform? Choosing your mobile stack in 2026</title><link>https://lakat.net/blog/native-vs-cross-platform-mobile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lakat.net/blog/native-vs-cross-platform-mobile/</guid><description>The native-vs-cross-platform debate is older than most apps in the store — and the honest answer has changed. Here is how we choose a mobile stack today.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mobile</category></item><item><title>The anatomy of a fast website: Core Web Vitals in 2026</title><link>https://lakat.net/blog/core-web-vitals-fast-websites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lakat.net/blog/core-web-vitals-fast-websites/</guid><description>Speed is a feature users feel before they can name it. Here is what actually makes a site fast in 2026 — and the trade-offs teams get wrong.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Performance</category></item><item><title>Designing for trust: UX patterns that turn visitors into customers</title><link>https://lakat.net/blog/ux-patterns-that-build-trust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lakat.net/blog/ux-patterns-that-build-trust/</guid><description>Conversion is not a growth-hacking trick — it is the visible result of trust. These are the UX patterns that earn it, and the dark patterns that quietly burn it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Design</category></item></channel></rss>