Backend Engineering

#Your First Developer Instinct Is To Disagree But Hear Me Out.. Continue reading on Women in Technology »

There was a flurry of activity in the Spring ecosystem during the week of June 8th, 2026, highlighting point releases of: Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring S

I Thought I Understood SQL Until I Built a CRUD Application with Python and PostgreSQL Continue reading on Medium »

Two packages had been in my package.json for a decade. nodemon since 2015, dotenv about as long. Last week both came out. The replacements… Continue reading on

In today’s fast-paced digital world, finding the right technology partner is essential for business growth. Welcome to Associative, a… Continue reading on Mediu

Six months ago I picked MERN and committed to it completely. No framework hopping. No second-guessing. This is the honest review I wish… Continue reading on Med

Java remains one of the world’s most popular and widely used programming languages. Continue reading on Medium »

The most misunderstood feature in JavaScript isn’t actually complicated. We’ve just been teaching it backwards. Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English

This article speaks about my learnings on implementing an asynchronous, single-threaded caching DB with python that is fully compliant… Continue reading on Medi

When it comes to Linux most of us have a thought which is “Linux is complicated and only used by programmers”. Continue reading on Medium »

Your API hands out 50 records at a time across 400 pages. You need all of them. You do not need them all at once. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

Same code that worked in Next 14 will return 200 with a missing og:image in Next 16 — and the workaround is a 5-line API route. Continue reading on Level Up Cod

Every time you run npm install, you are adding code that will execute in your production environment: code written by someone you have… Continue reading on Leve

Recently, I built my first project using Django, and I thought I’d share a few things that might help anyone who is planning to start… Continue reading on Mediu

A deep, beginner-friendly walkthrough of execution contexts, the two phases of execution, lexical environments, the scope chain, and the… Continue reading on Me

Learn how to identify, understand, and fix common JavaScript errors with practical examples and tips. Continue reading on Medium »

JavaScript’s built-in Map is one of the most commonly used data structures in Node.js applications. While Map works well for… Continue reading on Medium »

If we understand what happens from the moment we run our Spring Boot application to the moment it is ready to serve requests, everything… Continue reading on Me

What actually moved the needle after months of going in circles. Continue reading on Medium »

Reliable systems aren’t just about writing code, they’re about proving that code works consistently. Today I added pytest unit tests to my… Continue reading on

Reliable systems aren’t just about writing code, they’re about proving that code works consistently. Today I added pytest unit tests to my… Continue reading on

Learn how a shell thinks internally by deeply understanding command structures, parsing models, and why Bash doesn’t treat every command… Continue reading on Me

The JavaScript is one of the most popular programming languages used for web development. While learning JavaScript, developers often come… Continue reading on

If I had a dollar for every time someone said “bro just make me a quick website, like an app but simpler”, I’d have enough money to retire… Continue reading on

TypeScript has become one of the most popular programming languages for modern web application development. Created and maintained by… Continue reading on Mediu

Understanding three ways browsers store information Continue reading on Medium »

When building production-ready services in Go that back onto PostgreSQL, your choice of driver dictates your application’s raw throughput… Continue reading on M

Recently I applied for a DevOps Engineer position in a certain company in the european continent. Continue reading on Medium »

Skip the manual path-hunting. Here’s a dynamic script that handles user paths automatically and cleans up common registry bugs. Continue reading on Medium »

Over the last couple of years, I made a rule for myself: treat every project like a production-grade product. While building distributed… Continue reading on Me

In the previous part we built the front half of an HTTP server: a TCP socket, a buffer that survives across data events, and a state… Continue reading on Medium

You Googled “how to become a web developer.” You got 47 different opinions, three conflicting roadmaps, and a Reddit thread from 2019 that… Continue reading on

The invisible layer that determines whether your software survives the real world Continue reading on Medium »

971 real Java repos upgraded, 8→25. Of the 513 with tests, 96% kept every passing test green — here's the step-by-step playbook Continue reading on Medium »

“Most applications don’t become slow overnight. They become slow one small decision at a time.” Continue reading on Medium »

In this article, we will explore the Top 5 Java Projects with Source Code in 2026. These projects are beginner-friendly, easy to build &… Continue reading on Me

Hey guys, Whenever I need to test a new database ingest pipeline or run a quick TeraSort benchmark, I always dread having to track down the official gensort C s

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Java is one of the most popular programming languages widely used for developing the various applications from mobile apps to large-scale… Continue reading on M

Learn when Signals shine, where RxJS still dominates, and how Angular 22 makes them work together better than ever. Continue reading on Medium »

Why Everyone Learns MERN but Most Enterprises Still Use Java Continue reading on Medium »

I created an Active Directory lab on my Windows server 2022 and Windows 11 VM. Here are all the steps and the settings in how I configured… Continue reading on

Every New Project, Same First Hour Continue reading on Medium »

As a developer, I used to think that “more code” meant “more control.” But after spending 6 years teaching at On Time Tech Academy, I’ve… Continue reading on Me

Databases are the backbone of reliable systems. While SQLite is great for local development, production environments demand a more… Continue reading on Medium »

Databases are the backbone of reliable systems. While SQLite is great for local development, production environments demand a more… Continue reading on Medium »

Docker Compose facilitates spinning up local AWS-compatible services without an AWS account. This post covers DynamoDB Local for key-value… Continue reading on

Ace your next backend interview with these essential questions — and the answers that actually impress Continue reading on Medium »