PostgreSQL Internals: WAL, Replication, and Scaling
Trace PostgreSQL writes through WAL, standby replay, and failover. Understand read replicas, synchronous modes, multi-writer limits, and infrastructure scaling.
Thoughtful Writing on Architecture, AI & Engineering
Structured deep-dives, read from start to finish
A precise anatomy of the agent loop—observe, plan, act, repeat—and the practical conditions that determine when an agent should stop.
Learn how to model API resources as nouns, not verbs, to build intuitive, scalable REST APIs that developers actually want to use.
Before you write a single line of RAG code, you need to be ruthlessly honest about what problem you're solving and whether your data can actually solve it.
A practitioner's guide to decoding AWS line items, untangling allocation, and surfacing the hidden services that silently drain your budget.
Understand how row-oriented and columnar storage engines work under the hood so you can pick the right one for your workload—before you hit production.
A practical map of when to use strategic DDD tools versus tactical patterns so you spend each week on the right problem.