// Thoughts, tutorials, and insights on backend engineering, software architecture, and building scalable systems.
After rage-applying to 27 jobs in one night, I built a browser extension that uses a local LLM to auto-fill applications with zero API costs, zero data leaks, and a Notion dashboard to track it all.
I leaked my Gemini key in Vite, which sucked. But the real adventure was the subsequent descent into the absolute madness of API key restrictions, proxy referrers, and the ultimate Boss Fight: Firebase Auth popup lockouts.
The story of building AdminForge — an open-source framework that auto-generates admin dashboards, REST APIs, and AI agent interfaces from a single TypeScript config file.
Learn how to design and implement scalable REST APIs using Spring Boot with best practices for performance, security, and maintainability.
Strategies and techniques for optimizing database performance in applications handling millions of requests per day.
A practical guide to building event-driven microservices using Apache Kafka and Spring Boot for scalable, decoupled systems.