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How to learn better and faster as a software engineer?
In the rapidly evolving domain of software engineering, it is crucial to continuously learn new skills to stay relevant. Learning better and faster as a…
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Why most TCP servers are multi threaded and how to build one from scratch
TCP is the most reliable method for communication between machines over a network. In this article, we will explore how a web server can handle and…
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Datetime vs Timestamp datatype in databases - Which one is better?
Most databases provide three types of temporal data types to store dates and times: DATE, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP. While all three data types store date…
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Writing Good Multi-threaded Programs: Ensuring Correctness and Optimality
Writing concurrent programs can be easy, but ensuring their correctness and optimality can be tricky, especially when dealing with multi-threaded…
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Why do databases store data in B+ trees?
Relational Databases and some non-relational databases use B+ trees to hold the data but why? One of the main reasons why SQL databases use B+ trees to…
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Thundering Herd Problem and addressing it with randomness
When a user makes an API call to the backend and encounters a network issue causing the call to fail, one common solution is to retry the call assuming…
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Designing Idempotent Payment APIs
In the world of payments, reliability and consistency are crucial. Customers expect their transactions to be processed accurately and efficiently…
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