Archives
2026
Time-Traveling Through Data
What if a key could remember its entire past? Explore how append-only history, binary search, and tombstones combine to build a versioned key-value store — and why the same ideas power MVCC databases and distributed systems.
Data Structures & Algorithms
2025
The Fragile Elegance of Open Addressing
What makes an array both powerful and brittle? Discover how open addressing pushes hash tables to their limits—where beauty meets the edge of performance collapse.
Data Structures & AlgorithmsWhy Finding “Nearby” Is Harder Than You Think—And How Geohashes Solve It
Searching for the closest coffee shop sounds simple, but geospatial queries are tricky. Learn how geohashes make location-based searches efficient and scalable.
System Design & ArchitectureThe Linked Hashmap Blueprint
What happens when keys collide? In this deep dive, we explore how linked hashmaps resolve collisions, maintain efficiency, and dynamically adapt to growing data.
Data Structures & Algorithms
2024
Promises in Python
What makes JavaScript Promises so powerful, and how can we replicate their magic in Python? Follow this journey from JavaScript’s then and catch to Python’s asyncio, and uncover the pros, cons, and alternative approaches along the way.
Programming Patterns & LanguagesFrom Jekyll to Hugo
What makes a developer leave behind a well-loved tool for something new? Dive into the motivations, discoveries, and lessons learned in the shift from Jekyll to Hugo — and uncover the secrets to crafting a custom theme.
Programming Patterns & LanguagesUnderstanding Skip lists
Could skipping through data be faster than balancing trees? Dive into the fascinating mechanics of skip lists, where probability shapes efficiency.
Data Structures & AlgorithmsRefining Load Balancer
What lies beneath a scalable and efficient load balancer? Explore the transformative techniques that turn a basic implementation into a powerhouse of modularity and speed.
System Design & ArchitectureBuilding a Layer 7 Load Balancer
Behind every high-performing system lies a load balancer making invisible yet critical decisions—discover how these unsung heroes shape the digital world.
System Design & Architecture
2018
A guide to Neural Networks
Imagine teaching a machine to recognize patterns in the world just like you do. This guide takes you on a journey from basic neural networks to building your own, one step at a time.
AI & ML
2017
Topic modeling with Gensim
Like unlocking hidden themes in a great novel, topic modeling unveils the unspoken threads in vast datasets. From scikit-learn’s reliable tools to gensim’s transformative power, join a journey into the art of teaching machines to understand text.
AI & ML
2016
Shelter Animal Outcomes
How do you predict the life paths of cats and dogs in shelters? This journey takes you through Kaggle’s shelter animal outcomes competition, from feature engineering to parameter tuning, with lessons learned at every step.
AI & ML