--- title: "DIPIKESH KUMAR (@dipikesh) | Hashnode" description: "DIPIKESH KUMAR (@dipikesh) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@dipikesh" --- @dipikesh # DIPIKESH KUMAR @dipikesh · Joined May 2025 ### [Scaling Event Ingestion Service](https://dipikesh.hashnode.dev/scaling-event-ingestion-service?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Trying to write something raw in the AI era 😄 Recently, I’ve been building an event ingestion system on my own machine: Intel i5 12th Gen, 8GB RAM, Debian, Node.js and PostgreSQL. The goal: handle 8 2 min read · [dipikesh.hashnode.dev](https://dipikesh.hashnode.dev/scaling-event-ingestion-service?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 5](https://hashnode.com/posts/scaling-event-ingestion-service/6ac3e0fcaab6437db7aa10a3) ### [The Outbox Pattern — How to Stop Losing Events When Your Database and Message Broker Disagree](https://dipikesh.hashnode.dev/the-outbox-pattern-how-to-stop-losing-events-when-your-database-and-message-broker-disagree?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) TL;DR — Writing to a database and publishing to RabbitMQ in two separate steps is a ticking time bomb. The Outbox Pattern eliminates this risk by making your database the single source of truth for all outgoing events. 8 min read · [dipikesh.hashnode.dev](https://dipikesh.hashnode.dev/the-outbox-pattern-how-to-stop-losing-events-when-your-database-and-message-broker-disagree?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-outbox-pattern-how-to-stop-losing-events-when-your-database-and-message-broker-disagree/6a2d761716f0df1b62d84777) ### [Clickhouse Optimization](https://dipikesh.hashnode.dev/clickhouse-optimization?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) ClickHouse Optimization Tips I Learned Today Today, I dove deep into ClickHouse — one of the fastest columnar OLAP databases out there — and picked up several performance-focused insights. Whether you're new to ClickHouse or using it in production, t... 3 min read · [dipikesh.hashnode.dev](https://dipikesh.hashnode.dev/clickhouse-optimization?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 8, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/clickhouse-optimization/686cb623e3b1d6117a98077f)