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Great Design Thinking Beats Clever Workarounds Every Time

Apr 27 · 7 min read · Confessions from 6 years in startup engineering There's a moment every engineer experiences, usually late at night, staring at logs, production half-burning, where you realize: you didn't fix the prob

Python Multiprocessing: A Finesse Approach

Dec 3, 2025 · 5 min read · A declaration This content is not AI-generated whatsoever, so help me God. Introduction It’s 2025, and the 18-year-old me would never think I would be writing a blog on Python. As a platform engineer, I find myself running migrations of databases. A...

WebRTC for Audio Spaces: Key Architecture Considerations

Dec 3, 2024 · 3 min read · Well, I’m no expert. I have been playing with webRTC and related technologies, such as Asterisk, ever since I joined tech professionally. However, I have seen experiments, different strategies, scaling web conferences, and “fancy” tools. Throughout m...

Part 1: Setting Up the Development Environment

Sep 1, 2024 · 3 min read · In this first part of our series, we'll set up the development environment necessary to build our mini Whatsapp application. We'll be installing and configuring the essential tools and frameworks required for both the back end and the front end of ou...

Introduction to Building a Mini Chatting App

Aug 12, 2024 · 3 min read · I have many tips and opinions about building a mini-chat app. It's been on my mind, so why not create a series covering everything? It could include guides, tutorials, and commentary. With feedback, I can focus on what readers find most useful. Addin...