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Plenty of backend groups rush into microservices and later run into harder deployment, debugging, and data consistency problems. With a modular monolith, the group keeps a single deployable Spring Boot application while the codebase is…
The universe is not a giant living thing. It can’t taste an apple or look at nature in awe. To truly understand its own infinite self, it has to break itself down. Into galaxies, oceans,…
Apache Spark Learning Path — Progress Tracker Follow this end-to-end Apache Spark series, progressing from fundamentals to advanced performance optimization. · What is Apache Spark? · Why Spark is Faster than Hadoop · Spark Architecture…
1. Why Is the Bronze Layer Immutable in Databricks? The Bronze layer acts as the raw system of record. Data is generally preserved exactly as it arrives so it can be replayed later if Silver…
I mapped out every Mac Mini and Mac Studio configuration against real local-AI memory requirements. Here’s the math nobody puts in the buying guide. If you’ve spent a late night with Apple’s configurator open in…
Since my Iranian-immigrant mother spent my childhood resisting assimilation, I didn’t sit down to a proper Thanksgiving dinner until my early 20s. I like to think that I’m unburdened by all the nostalgic associations that…
FRIENDSHIP/RELATIONSHIPS “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” — Elbert Hubbard My daughter recently told me about a friend she has known for years and always considered a good…
What is the meaning of boredom? It may seem like a trivial question but it is one that I have been asking myself a lot lately and one that you might have pondered over yourself…
The itch Most C++ engineers I know have the same relationship with std::memory_order. They have read cppreference twice, they nod at the words “acquire” and “release”, and then they type seq_cst because it compiles and…
When you’re working with cloud computing, one of the most fundamental decisions you’ll make is how to store your data. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers five primary storage services, each designed for different use cases…
