Essays on digital performance, AI, engineering, and building systems that last, by Roland Farkas.https://rolandfarkas.comen-gbhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/08/26/why-i-built-allowkithttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/08/26/why-i-built-allowkitCookie consent quietly became another third-party script, another SaaS bill, and another place your users' data lives that you do not control. AllowKit is the backend-only, self-hosted alternative. You bring the UI, you own the data, and it runs on your own Cloudflare account.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTOpen SourcePrivacy & Compliancehttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/07/17/ai2web-the-story-so-farhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/07/17/ai2web-the-story-so-farI introduced AI2Web a week ago. Since then it went from an idea to something an AI agent can already use. Here is the story so far, from where it started to a live store Grok read and validated by itself.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI TransformationOpen Sourcehttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/07/16/the-agentic-web-wont-be-crawledhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/07/16/the-agentic-web-wont-be-crawledAI agents are learning to use the web, and the web was never built for them. The industry's first instinct is to build better crawlers. I think that is solving it backwards. Here is the research, the landscape, and where I believe it actually goes.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI TransformationOpen Sourcehttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/07/10/introducing-ai2webhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/07/10/introducing-ai2webFor years I thought the next web would be an app, or a game like VR universe. Instead the AI era arrived, and it arrived fast. AI2Web is my answer: one simple, shared way for any site to be understood by AI.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI TransformationOpen Sourcehttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/06/02/why-i-built-cloudcore-cmshttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2026/06/02/why-i-built-cloudcore-cmsI didn't set out to build a CMS. I set out to solve problems that existing CMS platforms kept creating.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSoftware DevelopmentHeadless CMShttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/11/09/you-cant-automate-what-you-dont-understandhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/11/09/you-cant-automate-what-you-dont-understandAutomation without understanding multiplies confusion. Here’s how to build the right foundation before scaling.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTDigital FoundationsAI Readinesshttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/11/03/the-ai-copilot-layerhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/11/03/the-ai-copilot-layerEvery team is getting its own AI assistant — finance, ops, marketing. The next layer of transformation isn’t tools, it’s copilots embedded in every function.Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTAI TransformationDigital Strategyhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/30/how-to-judge-ai-output-like-a-senior-engineerhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/30/how-to-judge-ai-output-like-a-senior-engineerAI writes code — but it doesn’t understand trade-offs. The new skill isn’t coding faster; it’s auditing smarter.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTAI TransformationEngineeringhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/29/why-ai-hype-misses-the-real-pointhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/29/why-ai-hype-misses-the-real-pointAI isn’t replacing creativity — it’s replacing repetition. The hype focuses on outputs, but the real impact is in how work flows through teams.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTAI TransformationOperationshttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/28/tracking-without-ownership-failshttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/28/tracking-without-ownership-failsWhen everyone owns analytics, no one does. Here’s how to assign ownership, create accountability, and stop the chaos before it spreads.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTData GovernanceDigital Performancehttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/27/single-source-of-truthhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/27/single-source-of-truthFinance and marketing don't disagree on purpose — they work from different realities. Here's how to fix your data model, reconcile weekly, and align decisions.Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTData StrategyDigital Performancehttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/26/optimizing-lcp-for-better-performancehttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/26/optimizing-lcp-for-better-performanceDiscover the step-by-step process to dramatically improve your site's Largest Contentful Paint metric, including font optimization, critical CSS inlining, and static HTML rendering.Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTWeb PerformanceDigital Optimizationhttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/25/why-i-transitioned-from-agency-to-consultinghttps://rolandfarkas.com/blog/2025/10/25/why-i-transitioned-from-agency-to-consultingOver a decade, I learned businesses don't need more development hours—they need better systems, workflows, and decision-making clarity. Here's why I stopped selling output and started selling impact.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTBusiness StrategyConsulting