Engineering-Grade Publishing

A case study in applying platform engineering principles to static publishing. This system transforms content into contract-validated, reproducible artifacts that move through a CI/CD-style pipeline before release.

Open this Case Study →

Visual Model

Publishing modeled like CI/CD: contracts define validity, validation enforces invariants, and only compliant content is released.

Engineering-grade publishing pipeline diagram

Platform Pillars

These pillars keep publishing deterministic, safe to refactor, and easy to scale.

Foundations of an engineering-grade publishing platform

The Contract Concept

Without a contract, structure drifts and automation becomes brittle. With a contract, artifacts become predictable and safe for automation.

Without contract vs with contract comparison

What This Enables

Deterministic layout behavior across pages
Automated structural validation as a release gate
Reusable platform components (header, footer, CSS guarantees)
A content pipeline that behaves like infrastructure
Safer refactors without breaking historical content

Discuss a platform build →Read the series →