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BlogPublished Apr 16, 2026
How a Missing Index on a 20 Billion Row Table Ruined My Saturday
A real story about how a missing database index on a 20 billion row event tracking table crashed production, brought in the CTO on a Saturday, and what I learned about indexes, composite indexes, and why CREATE INDEX at the wrong moment can make everything worse.
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BlogPublished Apr 13, 2026
Why Your Code Keeps Breaking: The Real Meaning of SOLID Principles
SOLID isn't abstract academic theory. It's five survival tools that stop your codebase from collapsing under its own weight — explained the way nobody explained them to you the first time.
Software EngineeringSOLIDClean CodeOOPArchitectureBest Practices
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BlogPublished Mar 25, 2026
Nobody Talks About Maintenance. That's How Bugs Hide for 8 Years.
A developer's honest, unfiltered experience working inside an 8-year-old codebase nobody dares touch — and the lessons every developer needs to hear before they write another line of code.
Software EngineeringMaintenanceClean CodeDocumentationTechnical DebtReal Talk
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BlogPublished Feb 17, 2026
Is Claude Better Than ChatGPT for Writing? A Developer's Honest Take
A 4-year software developer breaks down Claude vs ChatGPT across coding, debugging, writing, cold emails, and daily dev tasks — with no fluff.
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