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Helping you become a great engineer. System design made simple.
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Joined April 2024
Database Indexing Explained Most databases require some form of indexing to keep up with performance benchmarks. Searching through a database is much simpler when the data is correctly indexed, which improves the system's overall performance. A database index is a lot like
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If I had to optimize an API, here are 10 techniques I'd consider: โข ๐๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โณ For time-intensive operations like file uploads or report generation, use background jobs with tools like RabbitMQ or Celery to keep APIs responsive. Return task
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ACID clearly explained. ACID stands for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability. โข ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ Atomicity is a concept that ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ "๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด". This approach is ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ
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How Amazon Bedrock AgentCore works (explained in 2 mins or less): If you want reliable agents, you need two things: Control and quality. A lot of failures donโt come from the model. They come from agents acting without boundaries or being deployed without real quality
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6 types of API testing explained. ๐ฆ๐ถ๐
๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: โข ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โณ Checks that a sequence of API calls work together correctly to complete a specific process. Often these workflow tests
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How the most popular deployment strategies work (explained in 2 mins or less): Each stands out for specific strengths. โข Blue/Green for safety and zero downtime. โข Canary for controlled, low-risk rollouts. โข Rolling for maintaining continuous operations. โข Feature Toggles
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HTTP 2 vs HTTP 3: What's the Difference? โข 1996 โ HTTP 1 โข 1997 โ HTTP 1.1 โข 2015 โ HTTP 2 โข 2022 โ HTTP 3 But whatโs the difference? Starting at the foundation: ๐น ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃ ๐ญ.๐ญ: โ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Reuses connections instead of opening
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๐จBREAKING: Open Source now rivals closed AI coding tools. (No.1 on OpenRouter, 13k stars, built by GitLab founder): We now have an open-source coding agent that can compete with proprietary tools. โข 500+ available models โข No markups on model API pricing โข Pay only for
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The main components of Kubernetes explained. At its core, Kubernetes is built on a handful of key components, each with a distinct role. By understanding them, you'll have a strong foundational understanding. ๐ก๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ: โณ Machines (physical or virtual) that run containerized
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API performance techniques (explained in under 2 mins): API inefficiencies not only degrade the user experience but also increase operational costs through increased resource consumption and downtime. Here are 5 popular solutions to improve API performance: โข
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Must-know principles of solution architecture design (explained in under 2 mins): ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ for designing solutions: ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โณ High availability
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How AI-native databases work (explained in under 2 mins): An AI-native database is one that can: โข Store long-term agent memory/state โข Handle time (event + time-series data) โข Enable parallel experiments in sandboxes โข Understand meaning (semantic/vector/hybrid search)
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If you want to get started with system design, learn these 15 concepts: 1) How JWT Works: โณ https://t.co/fhO3rHBMZG 2) Idempotency in API Design: โณ https://t.co/FNICBGvfwK 3) SQL vs NoSQL: โณ https://t.co/u0OgwvDF7w 4) Service Discovery in Distributed Systems: โณ
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If you want to scale a database, consider these strategies: ๐ญ ) ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ โณ One of the simplest improvements you can make to handle database load. Reduce load by caching frequently requested query results. Tools like Redis or Memcached store
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Stateful vs stateless design (explained in under 2 mins): Stateless design is a powerful model that has led to the development of simple yet highly scalable and efficient applications. โStateโ refers to stored information that systems use to process requests. This information
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A big moment for Postgres.
If I had to choose a database for AI agents, hereโs what Iโd consider: Developers love Postgres (myself included). But AI is changing what we require from databases. They now need to handle time, meaning, and memory. All in one place. Traditional systems werenโt built for
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API gateway vs load balancer (explained in 2 mins or less): An ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ acts as a single entry point for clients, handling request routing, composition, and protocol translation. It simplifies client interactions with microservices and offers features like rate
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How SSH works (explained in 2 mins or less): SSH (Secure Shell) is a network protocol used to securely connect to remote machines over an unsecured network. It ensures confidentiality, integrity, and authentication for remote access, file transfers, and command execution,
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Concurrency vs parallelism (explained in 2 mins or less): Parallelism and concurrency are two terms that often create confusion. One is about managing multiple tasks at once, intermixing them to optimize resource usage. The other involves executing multiple tasks
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If I had to build auth, here's what I'd consider: Building auth properly means you need to: 1) Integrate with OAuth providers 2) Build signup, password reset, CAPTCHA flows 3) Support SAML, SSO, account recovery 4) Implement rate-limiting and 2FA 5) Detect fraud and secure
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