Mahmoud Ashour (@MahmoudAshour)

The Barid & DNS story

Explore the fascinating parallels between the ancient Barid system and modern DNS, illustrating ingenious communication solutions across time

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May 20, 2025

Bloom Filter: A Compact Solution for Big Data Challenges

Discover how Bloom Filters offer a space-efficient solution for big data, tackling false positives and optimizing storage and retrieval processes

8 min readmahmoudashour.hashnode.dev

Oct 17, 2024

Optimizing Network Performance with the Token Bucket Algorithm

The Token Bucket algorithm optimizes network performance through efficient rate limiting, traffic shaping, and real-world applications

7 min readmahmoudashour.hashnode.dev

Oct 10, 2024

Locked In: The Hidden World of Database Locks

Learn about table-level, row-level, and next-key locks to prevent concurrency issues such as race conditions and phantom reads

7 min readmahmoudashour.hashnode.dev

Oct 8, 2024

Screensavers : What do they save screens from?

Discover the history, purpose, and evolution of screensavers, from CRT protection to modern-day uses - Where can I get screensavers? - Are screen savers sti

5 min readmahmoudashour.hashnode.dev

May 20, 2024

Mahmoud Ashour

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The Barid & DNS story

Bloom Filter: A Compact Solution for Big Data Challenges

Optimizing Network Performance with the Token Bucket Algorithm

Locked In: The Hidden World of Database Locks

Screensavers : What do they save screens from?

Mahmoud Ashour

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Mahmoud Ashour's blogs

The Barid & DNS story

Bloom Filter: A Compact Solution for Big Data Challenges

Optimizing Network Performance with the Token Bucket Algorithm

Locked In: The Hidden World of Database Locks

Screensavers : What do they save screens from?

Mahmoud Ashour

About

Available for

Mahmoud Ashour's blogs

The Barid & DNS story

Bloom Filter: A Compact Solution for Big Data Challenges

Optimizing Network Performance with the Token Bucket Algorithm

Locked In: The Hidden World of Database Locks

Screensavers : What do they save screens from?

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Mahmoud Ashour

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Mahmoud Ashour's blogs

The Barid & DNS story

Bloom Filter: A Compact Solution for Big Data Challenges

Optimizing Network Performance with the Token Bucket Algorithm

Locked In: The Hidden World of Database Locks

Screensavers : What do they save screens from?