Why Airport Security Feels Random
I’m about to take yet another flight, this time flying to India. I’m excited, but then I can’t seem to pass the thought of why the heck security checks are so random. I had to c...
#Performance Engineering
Writing on speed, bottlenecks, load, and systems that degrade under pressure.
Silent Guardians of Quality
In the realm of software development, testers are the silent guardians. Their role is often misunderstood and underappreciated, especially when they do their job so well that no...
Service Overload Strategies
Service overload happens a lot. If you haven't seen one, count yourself lucky. The first time I watched it take a system down, I realized how serious it’s to get the basics righ...
Java Developer vs. Software Engineer
Java developer vs. software engineer is discussed quite often, especially among programmers trying to define what truly separates a coder from an engineer. One of my friends kep...
Spring Cache Abstraction
Spring cache abstraction applies caching to the Java methods. It provides an environment where we can cache the result for the methods we choose. By doing so, it improves the pe...
Faster JavaScript
JavaScript is a very important language for now and the future. Nowadays, there is no page that does not include some JavaScript code in it. Moreover, code written in JavaScript...
Caching With Guava
In computer science, cache is a component that is used to speed up data retrieval in general. The data stored in cache is limited so a given query can hit or miss the data that...