Glossary
A reference guide to the technologies, frameworks, and services we work with.
This glossary explains the tools and platforms we use in real delivery work, with practical context on why they matter.
AI & LLMs
OpenAI
OpenAI provides AI models and APIs for language, automation, and intelligent product features.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an AI assistant used for research, drafting, planning, and practical workflow support.
Codex
Codex is an AI coding assistant used in software delivery workflows.
Claude
Claude is an AI assistant used for writing, reasoning, and development support.
Copilot
Copilot is an AI coding assistant used in developer tooling.
Languages
CSS
CSS is the styling language used to control layout, visual design, and responsive behaviour on the web.
HTML
HTML is the standard markup language for structuring content on the web.
JavaScript
JavaScript is the core programming language for interactive web applications.
PHP
PHP is a server-side programming language used to build web applications and APIs.
MySQL
MySQL is an open-source relational database for storing structured application data.
Node.js
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime for building backend services and APIs.
GraphQL
GraphQL is a query language for APIs that provides flexible, client-driven data access.
Services & Platforms
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a CDN, DNS, and security platform used to improve performance and resilience.
AWS
AWS is a cloud platform for infrastructure, compute, storage, and managed application services.
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure platform for hosting applications and managed services.
PayPal
PayPal is an online payments platform used for secure digital transactions.
Stripe
Stripe is a payments platform for subscriptions, billing, invoicing, and online transactions.
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service for running event-driven application code.
AWS ECS
AWS ECS is a managed container orchestration service for running Docker workloads.
AWS API Gateway
AWS API Gateway is a managed service for publishing and securing APIs at scale.
AWS SES
AWS SES is a cloud email service for transactional messaging and deliverability.
AWS SNS
AWS SNS is a managed pub/sub messaging service for event fan-out and notifications.
Frameworks
Laravel
Laravel is a PHP framework for building modern web applications and APIs.
Nova
Laravel Nova is an admin panel for managing data and internal operations in Laravel apps.
WordPress
WordPress is a content management system for publishing and managing websites.
Nuxt
Nuxt is a Vue-based framework for building performant, SEO-friendly web applications.
Vue
Vue is a progressive JavaScript framework for building interactive web interfaces.
React
React is a JavaScript library for building component-based user interfaces.
Ionic
Ionic is a framework for building cross-platform web and mobile applications.
Express.js
Express.js is a Node.js framework for building APIs and backend services.
Tools
Tailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom interfaces.
Apache
Apache is an open-source web server used to serve websites and web applications.
Nginx
Nginx is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy for application delivery.
Docker
Docker is a container platform for packaging and running applications consistently across environments.
Serverless
Serverless is a cloud execution model for running applications without managing servers.
AWS CDK
AWS CDK is an infrastructure-as-code framework for defining AWS resources in code.
Capacitor
Capacitor is a runtime for packaging web applications as native iOS and Android apps.