This blog serves as a platform to share my experiences and insights gained from working on complex systems. I believe that knowledge sharing is crucial for the growth of our tech community (in Kenya), and writing helps me crystallize my understanding of various concepts.
Each article is written with practical applications in mind, drawing from real-world scenarios and challenges I've encountered in my professional journey.
Every idea that powers Postgres and Kafka — shown in shell script you can read without a compiler. Seven chapters covering append-only logs, WALs, compaction, checksums, concurrency, transactions, and LSM trees.
Read full articleZero Trust security model fundamentally changes how we approach network security. Moving away from the traditional "trust but verify" approach, Zero Trust operates on the principle of "never trust, al
Read full articleMicroservices architecture has revolutionized how we build and deploy applications at scale. By breaking down monolithic applications into smaller, independent services, organizations can achieve bett
Read full articleThe CAP theorem is fundamental to understanding distributed systems. Learn about the trade-offs between Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance.
Read full articleExplore different load balancing strategies used in distributed systems to distribute traffic efficiently across multiple servers.
Read full articleExplore how event-driven architecture enables loose coupling and scalability in distributed systems. Discover patterns like Event Sourcing, CQRS, and Saga.
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