jefftorres ยท articlesNotes from building low-latency media systems: RTMP, CMAF, codecs, the networking under them, and the design decisions along the way, in Rust and C++. Mostly things I built, mostly things that broke.https://jefftorres.deven-usTwelve Questions, Five Checks (Reasons, Not Verdicts, part 3 of 3)https://jefftorres.dev/articles/twelve-questions-five-checkshttps://jefftorres.dev/articles/twelve-questions-five-checksTwelve axes to ask of each item, five checks that tell a reason from a mood, and the retry question worked through to an answer.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesignCompare Things, Not Designs (Reasons, Not Verdicts, part 2 of 3)https://jefftorres.dev/articles/compare-things-not-designshttps://jefftorres.dev/articles/compare-things-not-designsYou cannot compare two designs, only two answers to the same question about one thing. How to find the things by expanding the verb and walking the perimeter.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesignCleaner Is Not a Reason (Reasons, Not Verdicts, part 1 of 3)https://jefftorres.dev/articles/cleaner-is-not-a-reasonhttps://jefftorres.dev/articles/cleaner-is-not-a-reasonWhy design arguments go in circles. "Cleaner" and "decoupled" are verdicts, not reasons, and a reason is a fact that would change your mind if it flipped.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesign