May 22 · 14 min read · Have you ever updated a customer's email address in one table, only to find that their old address still appears somewhere else in your system? Or tried to add a new product to a database, only to rea
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Apr 28 · 3 min read · Introduction As the field of machine learning continues to blossom, the intricacies of neural network performance must be scrutinized more closely than ever. One phenomenon that has gained attention is gradient misalignment, which can severely affect...
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Apr 22 · 3 min read · Introduction In the world of machine learning, normalization is a crucial step that can significantly impact model performance and training speed. Traditional normalization techniques, while effective, can be inadequate for large datasets or complex ...
Join discussionMar 19 · 6 min read · While developing my chat backend, I initially made a design decision that seemed ideal untill it didn't. As the system scaled, it led to significant performance issues. It wasn’t a complex bug.It was
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Mar 10 · 9 min read · CLIP is a single thermometer taped to the outside of a house. It tells you something about the temperature, but it can't tell you whether the furnace is on, whether a window is open, or whether the house is on fire in the kitchen. In my pipeline, CLI...
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Feb 12 · 10 min read · Why Traditional Normalization Approaches Fall Short The classical textbook approach to database normalization—mechanically applying normal forms without understanding system requirements—fails in contemporary environments for several reasons. First, ...
Join discussionFeb 12 · 11 min read · Why Traditional Schema Design Fails Modern Applications Many developers learn database design through tutorials that either oversimplify normalization or treat it as an all-or-nothing proposition. The result is schemas that fall into two extremes: co...
Join discussionJan 26 · 6 min read · Project Summary This work demonstrates end-to-end data modelling, from a school’s business requirements to a running database environment. I designed and implemented a 3rd Normal Form Relational Database for a vocational school according to their bus...
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Jan 3 · 4 min read · Frontend System Design is not just about components and APIs. Two topics that appear very frequently in interviews and real-world apps are: Data Normalization (Flattening state) Caching strategies (HTTP cache, Service Worker cache, API cache) Thi...
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