chaiitanyacodes.hashnode.devIf You Think Distributed Systems Are Deterministic, Read ThisEverything works perfectly on your laptop. Distributed systems exist to prove that reality is hostile. On a single machine, failure is clean. A process crashes. A kernel panics. An exception throws. S4h ago·5 min read
chaiitanyacodes.hashnode.devSenior Engineers Don’t Trust ACID: 6 Hard Truths About Database TransactionsOn localhost, we code for a fantasy where hardware is immortal and networks are perfect. Production is a violent correction. Packets drop, disks fail, and race conditions trigger 3 AM nightmares. Transactions are our attempt to tame this chaos, but ...6d ago·7 min read
chaiitanyacodes.hashnode.devHow to Crash Your Production Database by Adding a Single Node 101It sounds like a solution. It feels like a solution. But in reality, it is the fastest way to turn a manageable performance problem into an unmanageable architectural collapse. You are told that partitioning is the silver bullet. You are told that wh...Feb 4·6 min read
chaiitanyacodes.hashnode.devYour Data Isn’t Stored. It’s Negotiated.You didn’t lose your data.Your system just decided someone else deserved to keep it. The Lie We All Build On You click Save.The screen refreshes.Your data is still there. So, you move on. In your head, a contract has been signed: “The system has my...Jan 22·4 min read
chaiitanyacodes.hashnode.devData Outlives Code: Why Your “Flexible” Schema is a Technical Debt TrapIt’s 2:00 AM. You’re staring at a production dashboard that’s lit up like a Christmas tree. A new microservice can’t read data written by an old one, and the errors are cryptic. Or perhaps you’re facing a database migration that the entire team has b...Jan 21·5 min read
