blog.pavittarx.comHTTP/3: Faster Connections and Better MobilityHTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the backbone of the World Wide Web. It powers virtually every interaction we have online today. Since its public release in 1991, HTTP has evolved alongside the Web to meet the demands of modern software. Under t...Jan 6·6 min read
blog.pavittarx.comDon’t Block, Just Queue: The Art of Asynchronous Traffic Control.Modern systems handle traffic at a staggering scale. Google processes approximately ~190k searches per second, based on an estimated 16.4 billion searches per day. IoT devices generate data ranging from a few kilobytes to 1GB per second. A single Boe...Dec 30, 2025·6 min read
blog.pavittarx.comDesign Choices for Location Based Services IIILet’s jump back in where we left off with Quad Trees. You remember those, right? Or you are experiencing memory leaks just like me? Need a refresher? didn’t you read the blog I sent you? I know you didn’t. Ah! no worries, we’ll figure it out. Google ...Dec 15, 2025·4 min read
blog.pavittarx.comDesign Choices for Location Based Services / Part IIAs we've seen, calculating locations in 2D space using latitude and longitude can be compute-intensive and time-consuming. However, queries and lookups in 1D are significantly faster. Therefore, we are exploring methods to map 2D coordinates (lat, lo...Dec 9, 2025·3 min read
blog.pavittarx.comDesign choices for building Location Based Services / Part ILocation-based services (LBS) have become an inherent part of our daily lives. From shopping orders, booking taxis, and finding nearby stores to building travel plans—everything is built upon location-based services. Going down this rabbit hole, your...Nov 25, 2025·5 min read
