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Essays and deep dives on systems, Go, algorithms, and the craft of building software.

2026
Apr 6, 2026What actually is an API?
2025
Dec 13, 2025What actually determines a file's type?
Dec 8, 2025What happens when you open a file?
Dec 5, 2025I don't know
Oct 16, 2025Logs Multiplexing in Docker
Jun 9, 2025Obscurity is your biggest enemy
Mar 16, 2025Monotonic and Wall Clock Time
Feb 11, 2025Escape Analysis
2024
Jun 15, 2024What does it mean to build a simple SMTP server?
Jan 7, 2024Paying Attention to Details As a Developer
2023
Dec 30, 20232023 in Review
Dec 24, 2023What is Big O Notation?
Nov 18, 2023A 5-Step Approach to Problem Solving (DSA)
Nov 9, 2023Deep Dive into Stacks: A Practical Guide for Software Engineers
2022
Jul 18, 2022Creating a Custom Authentication Backend in Django