@jayalloyd

Engineering for Scale and Trust: A Deep Dive into ACID and Database Sharding

Mar 27 · 3 min read · In the world of System Design, every developer faces a classic dilemma: How do we make our application lightning-fast for millions of users without losing a single byte of critical data? To solve this

Understanding the "S" in SOLID: The Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)

Mar 25 · 3 min read · In Object-Oriented Programming, the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) is the third of the five SOLID principles. It ensures that your class hierarchies are logically sound and that your code remains

Beyond the Build: Managing Security in a MERN Monorepo

Mar 9 · 2 min read · Security isn’t just about the code you write; it’s about the dependencies you trust. Two days ago, I ran a routine pnpm audit on my latest project and hit a wall: High-severity security vulnerabilitie

How I Used Karumanchi’s DSA Book to Build a Strong Java Foundation

Feb 23 · 2 min read · Why I Chose This Book While preparing Data Structures and Algorithms using Java, I wanted a resource that was structured, logic-focused, and not just interview-pattern based. That’s when I picked

Building ConvoAI: Documenting the Journey of a MERN Stack AI Chat App

Feb 13 · 2 min read · Introduction I believe in "building in public." Instead of waiting until a project is 100% polished, I want to document my journey of building ConvoAI—a ChatGPT clone powered by the MERN stack (MongoD