<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Rodney Dela Cruz — Writing</title><description>Technical co-founder of eSerbisyo. Full-stack developer and automation engineer building operations infrastructure for Philippine local government.</description><link>https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Why a barangay clearance still takes three days</title><link>https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/why-a-barangay-clearance-takes-three-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/why-a-barangay-clearance-takes-three-days/</guid><description>Barangay clearances stall in predictable places: signatures, ledger checks, and a trip home when the connection drops.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>local-government</category><category>digital-services</category></item><item><title>Offline-first and subscriptions in a PWA</title><link>https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/offline-first-and-subscriptions-in-a-pwa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/offline-first-and-subscriptions-in-a-pwa/</guid><description>Making a calculation tool work offline, keep auth sane, and know what a subscription entitles someone to when you cannot ask the server.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>progressive-web-apps</category><category>infrastructure</category></item><item><title>What a QR code on a document can and can&apos;t prove</title><link>https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/what-a-qr-code-can-and-cant-prove/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/what-a-qr-code-can-and-cant-prove/</guid><description>A QR code on an official document proves the record behind it exists. It does not prove the paper is genuine, and that limit matters.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>document-automation</category><category>verification</category></item><item><title>Mapping placeholders into .docx templates</title><link>https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/mapping-placeholders-into-docx-templates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/mapping-placeholders-into-docx-templates/</guid><description>Generating a Word document from data sounds simple until the template has headers, tables and fields that must survive being filled.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>document-automation</category><category>templates</category></item><item><title>Offline-first when your user is a barangay hall</title><link>https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/offline-first-when-your-user-is-a-barangay-hall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.rodneydelacruz.space/writing/offline-first-when-your-user-is-a-barangay-hall/</guid><description>Offline-first is usually a performance feature. In a barangay hall with intermittent connectivity, it is the entire requirement.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>offline-first</category><category>local-government</category></item></channel></rss>