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API Versioning Strategy: Simple Approach or Forward-Looking Solution?
I'm sharing different API versioning strategies, their advantages/disadvantages, blended with my own experiences.
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Life experiences, personal growth and daily reflections.
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IPv6 Transition: A Useless Struggle for the Indie Hacker?
Analyzing the real cost and benefit of IPv6 transition for solo creators. Focusing on practical utility rather than technical jargon.
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Mobile Push Notification Reliability: The Cost of Building on Updates…
I'm exploring the reliability of push notifications in mobile apps through update strategies. The risks of updates and more robust approaches.
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Network Architecture Anatomy: The Real Cost of VLAN Segmentation
VLAN segmentation may seem like a cornerstone of network architecture, but the hidden costs and operational complexity it brings, based on my own experiences…
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Switch Hardening: Why It Always Takes a Backseat in Side Projects?
Why is switch hardening overlooked in my side projects and small-scale systems? The pressure for rapid production and cost concerns often push basic network.
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Using ORMs in Side Projects: Is Control Sacrificed for Speed?
I explore my personal trade-offs between speed and control when using ORMs in my side projects. When I choose ORM, when raw SQL, and why...
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Product Tree Denormalization in Side Projects: Is It Really Necessary?
I'm examining the product tree denormalization problem I encountered in my side projects and my pragmatic approach to it. Is it really always necessary?
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CI/CD Deployment Strategies: Speed or Security?
I examine the strategic choices made when balancing speed and security in CI/CD pipelines, and their real-world impacts.
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API Versioning: Simplicity or Flexibility for the Developer?
I compare API versioning strategies based on my experiences: Should we prioritize simplicity or flexibility for developers? The trade-offs…
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Observability: Metrics or Logs, Which is Truly Enough?
Find the balance between metrics and logs on your system observability journey. In which situations is each more effective? I analyze with my experience.
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Practical Approach to Kernel CVE Emergencies
My personal experiences and lessons learned on practical methods, rapid response, and risk management strategies I apply when encountering Kernel CVEs.
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Morning Routine for the Pragmatic Engineer: Discipline or Flexibility?
We examine the pragmatic routine of those who are actually at the helm of real systems, rather than the 'LinkedIn engineers' who wake up at 5 AM and take cold.
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App Size: A Battle for Every Kilobyte, or Prioritizing Functionality?
Examining the importance of app size in development processes from mobile, web, and backend perspectives; balancing functionality and optimization based on my.
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Idempotency in Distributed Systems: The Realities of Design
What idempotency means in distributed systems, why it's critical, and the challenges I've faced in real-world projects, along with solution approaches and…
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Prompt Injection Defense: An Unnecessary Burden for Indie Hackers?
For independent developers integrating AI, understanding the true scope, cost, and pragmatic defense methods against the prompt injection threat…
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Clean Code vs. Working Code: Which One for the Solo Developer?
As a solo developer, I analyze the hidden costs of clean code obsession and the balance of working code through my own experiences.
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Eventual Consistency: 3 Decision-Making Criteria for Side Projects
I explain when and why I prefer the Eventual Consistency approach for my side projects, and the 3 criteria I consider when making this decision.
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Why VLAN Segmentation is No Longer as Necessary? (Or Is It?)
With 20 years of system and network experience, I examine why VLAN segmentation is no longer as essential as it used to be, in a practical and direct manner...
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The Hidden Cost of Idempotency in Distributed Systems
Why is idempotency necessary in distributed systems? In this post, I discuss the challenges I've faced in design, the associated costs, and my pragmatic.
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Kernel CVE Response: Quick Patch or Defense in Depth?
Drawing on years of experience, this post explores whether to simply patch or strengthen a system with layered defense when a Kernel CVE emerges…
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BGP Knowledge for Indie Hackers: Is It Really Necessary?
I examine how important BGP truly is for indie hackers, when it's an unnecessary detail, and what you should focus on instead.
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Perfect Architecture vs. Working Code: 3 Lessons for the Solo
Examining the dilemma of perfect architecture versus working code, I share pragmatic ways for solo developers to escape over-engineering traps.
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3 Load Balancing Strategies for High Availability in Side Projects
I'm delving into 3 different load balancing strategies I've used to ensure high availability in my own side projects or small-scale applications.
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RAG Retrieval Quality: Development and Cost Anatomy in Side Projects
I explore methods for improving retrieval quality in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, with concrete examples and cost analyses.