BBillyinbillysutomo.com·Aug 3, 2025 · 4 min readWhy .tar.gz Still Popular: Compression, Streaming, and Real-World PerformanceIf you've shipped software, distributed updates, or archived build artifacts, chances are you've encountered .tar.gz. Despite being decades old, it's still the go-to format in many modern workflows, from distributing software packages to transferring...00
BBillyinbillysutomo.com·Jul 30, 2025 · 3 min readMetrics vs Goals: You Hit the Number, But Did You Win?We often track metrics to measure progress toward our goals. But how do we know if we’re tracking the right ones?There’s a subtle but important difference between metrics and goals. A good metric supports the goal. When the metric moves in the right ...00
BBillyinbillysutomo.com·Jul 26, 2025 · 4 min readLarge File Uploads: Choosing Between Streaming and BufferingHandling large file uploads is a common challenge when building systems that deal with media, backups, or user-generated content. Once your files start exceeding your machine’s RAM (or even disk size, in some cases), naive upload methods break down f...01A