
Pankaj
@the2ndfloorguy
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artificially intelligent. backend brain, systems heart, side project soul - also my cat’s name is Docker 🐾
Bengaluru, India
Joined April 2017
I'm putting my whole life in a single database. took a much-needed break from social media. This weekend, I built a system to collect all kinds of metrics about my life ranging from health, food, travel, sleep, feelings, etc. Open dashboard of my life -
pankajtanwar.in
Pankaj Tanwar : A self-taught developer, writer & creator who loves to read, write and learn about tech.
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The internet loved my project, went viral, 1.5M+ views, tons of shares - and yet, it completely failed. Recently I launched a fun tool that forced you to scream "I am a looser" to unlock your social media. Within hours, it exploded. #1 on HackerNews, viral on reddit, linkedin,
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RT @ravoluzen: the side projects section in his portfolio has single handedly revived my drive to indulge in making web apps for funsies, i….
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RT @iabhi1610: This is good example of just know how to code is not enough,. What you do with that matters.
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My desk at @InMobi is right next to a window, and I get a clear view of planes flying around HAL Airport. I built a tool that sends me a little notification whenever one flies by - with flight details and a fun fact about it. Flight data is publicly broadcasted through ADS-B
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Becoming a mechanic has always been my dream. something I definitely plan to pursue after I retire, just not in India 🛵.
In another news - my son is officially a bike mechanic !! .And I am super proud of that :). He will soon start his engineering course (chose mechanical over CS/Elec) and my only request to him before making this decision was to see if he can really fall in love with machines.
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RT @systemdesignHQ: 99% of engineers think idempotency is just "add a UUID key". But then production hits. Network partitions. Node failur….
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I just extended the "viral pizza shop story" to explain Availability in system design. I've written a little write-up with real examples, measurement technique and costly truth of each nine. If you are curious, check it out -
systemdesignacademy.com
Remember the little pizza shop story from the scalability blog? After that Instagram post went viral, 200 people showed up, instead of ususal 20. This is where, "Availability" comes into play.
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