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The Vedic Consciousness and Distributed Systems: One in Many, Many in One
A fresh perspective on how the ancient concept of Consciousness illuminates the interconnectedness of modern software -
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Dixyantar Panda
Nginx: The Quiet Revolution in Web Infrastructure
Engineering Simplicity at Scale: The Technical Decisions Behind Nginx's Market Leadership
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Model Context Protocol: AI Development Transformed For Good
MCP blurs the lines between software engineering and AI even more. Let's have a brief look at what they are calling the "USB-C" for LLMs.
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Dixyantar Panda

January 2025

Snakes and Ladders: Graph Theory Meets Game State Transformation
Brush up your graph solving skills with this interview-styled take on the treacherous board game.
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Deconstructing Exactly-Once Guarantees
Profound engineering-focused conversation on and around exactly-once deliveries in software engineering.
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Phantom Reads and Isolation Guarantees
When a seemingly simple interview question unveils the complexity of distributed databases.
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Number of Islands: Connected Components in Graphs
Accelerate your graph learning ride with this fascinating exploration of a classic graph problem through interview simulation and analysis.
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Conversations from the War Room: Deconstructing Exactly-Once Guarantees
An intimate technical discussion revealing how theoretical limits shape production systems.
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Dixyantar Panda

December 2024

Lock, Stock & Two Racing Parallels
Deep dive into inventory management under high concurrency using Oracle & PostgreSQL. Java code is included for practical context.
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Frozen Caveman in an Ivory Tower: How Architecture Anti-Patterns Crashed an E-Commerce Thanksgiving Party
Once bitten twice shy? Broaden your gaze, lest you turn into the Frozen Caveman!
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Performance Prediction in Action: Building Self-Healing API Systems
We've built a production-ready system that can foresee API performance issues. But what if it could not just predict problems, but automatically prevent…
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Building Production-Ready Performance Prediction Systems: From Notebook to Network
Let's productionize our experimental models into robust prediction systems that automatically prevent performance issues before they impact users.
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