Snapshotting in a high throughput shared-nothing databaseWhile working on a Golang based in-memory database, I recently had to implement point in time snapshots for the datastore. The in-memory…Feb 11Feb 11
Why and how I switched from MediumI have been writing on Medium for more than 5 years on various technology topics.Jan 91Jan 91
MVCC and serializability in HyPerIn the realm of database management systems, the ability to handle concurrent transactions efficiently is paramount. As applications demand…Nov 6, 20244Nov 6, 20244
Comparison between Redis and DragonflyDB’s data storesIn this post, we will understand how Redis and DragonflyDB store the data in memory. Both of them are in-memory datastores. Redis uses a…Aug 27, 20241Aug 27, 20241
Optimising Stripped Locks using Golang arraysProblems with a global lock spaceAug 14, 202427Aug 14, 202427
Demystifying MongoDB write operationsIn this post, we will try to understand the different factors which control the write operations in MongoDB. We will try to tie in the…Feb 18, 2024Feb 18, 2024
Measuring cost of spawning GoroutinesDevelopers who learn or start with Golang are taught to treat goroutines as a very cheap version of threads. The minimum cost of spawning a…Sep 17, 2023242Sep 17, 2023242
Using Python AST to resolve dependenciesThis article covers how to resolve python dependencies using Python’s Abstract Syntax Trees (AST). There are different and maybe better…Jun 30, 20232Jun 30, 20232
Building your own Kubernetes webhookThis blog is the 2nd part of a blog post on how to write custom logic for your kubernetes objects. The first post can be found here…Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023
Kubernetes operators using KubebuilderIn this post, we will be going over the fastest no-frills approach to getting your operator off the ground using kubebuilder. The post…May 27, 20231May 27, 20231
Implement your own CDC using KafkaMost of the problems that people mention with their Kafka implementations is that they don’t have the complete visibility required over the…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Migrating Kafka topics without downtimeWhy do we need to migrate a kafka topic?Sep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022
Kafka, KRaft and Storage TiersI was recently looking at a managed Kafka service and came across services like AWS MSK and Kafka on Confluent Cloud. While comparing these…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Published inGeek CultureUnderstanding Monarch, Google’s Planet-Scale Monitoring SystemMonarch is a planet scale in-memory time series database developed by Google. It is mainly used by as a reliable monitoring system by most…May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Published inGeek CultureUnderstanding the Concept of Virtual Time Using the Time Warp AlgorithmIntroductionApr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021
Neo4j storage internalsThe blog post will look to cover the internals of how the data is stored and accessed in Neo4j and why it is a serious contender for a…Aug 9, 20201Aug 9, 20201
Interacting between C libraries and Go using UnsafeSuppose we have a C lib where we have defined various data structures and methods. Due to some reason or constraint, there needs to be a…Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
Published inThe StartupBKD trees, used in ElasticsearchI had worked on Elasticsearch back in 2015, when it was more known for its text searching capabilities using inverted indexes. As I looked…May 30, 20201May 30, 20201
Published inThe StartupDeep Dive into Maglev, Google’s Load BalancerI recently heard about Maglev, the load balancer that Google uses in front of most of its services. I wanted to get a short gist on the…May 24, 2020May 24, 2020
Kubernetes meets SD-WANKubernetes is the de-facto container management system for all sorts of distributed workloads. Known for its extensibility and community…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
