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Akash·Mar 4, 2026·8 min read
Stop Building CRUD Apps — Start Designing Systems
Every junior engineer builds CRUD apps. Senior engineers design systems. Here's the mental shift that separates the two — and how to make it before your next interview.
System DesignCareerInterviews
Akash·Feb 28, 2026
The Backend Scaling Checklist I Wish I Had 5 Years Ago
After scaling services at production companies, here are the 12 things I check every time before a backend goes to production — from connection pooling to circuit breakers.
BackendProductionScaling12 min read
Akash·Feb 22, 2026
Microservices Communication: When to Use REST, gRPC, and Message Queues
Choosing the wrong communication pattern can kill your microservice architecture. Here's a decision framework based on real production trade-offs.
MicroservicesArchitectureBackend10 min read
Akash·Feb 15, 2026
Kubernetes: From 'What Is a Pod?' to Production in 30 Days
A no-BS guide to learning Kubernetes. I'll show you the exact sequence — skip the fluff, focus on what actually matters when deploying real applications.
DevOpsKubernetesDocker15 min read
Akash·Feb 8, 2026
Building a Production RAG System: Lessons from Real Failures
RAG looks simple in tutorials. Production is a different story. Here are the chunking disasters, retrieval failures, and cost explosions I've encountered — and how to fix them.
GenAIRAGLLMs14 min read
Akash·Feb 1, 2026
7 API Design Principles That Will Make Your Backend Unforgettable
Good APIs aren't accidents. They're designed. These 7 principles from building production APIs will change how you think about endpoint design forever.
BackendAPI DesignREST9 min read
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