Binary Igor

Bitcoin Core Code: C++, some Python and a Custom Build System

Centralized vs Decentralized Identity tradeoffs: Twitter/X, YouTube, Mastodon, ActivityPub and NOSTR

EventSQL: events over SQL

Bitcoin P2P Network: peer discovery, reachability and resilience

Multi vs Single Page Apps: user experience, performance, complexity and more

React and HTMX: different abstractions, different tradeoffs

SQLite DB: simple, in-process, reliable, fast

MySQL and PostgreSQL: different approaches to solve the same problem

HTMX with Shoelace Web Components: using framework-agnostic components in an example app

Programmer in Wonderland

Who controls the Internet and How it works?

Simple yet Scalable Web Analytics: JSON in SQL with batch inserts

Modular Monolith: dependencies and communication between Modules

HTMX: a setup ready for Production

Load Testing: how many HTTP requests/second can a Single Machine handle?

Kubernetes: maybe a few Bash/Python scripts is enough

HTMX and Web Components: a Perfect Match

Modular Monolith and Microservices: Modularity is what truly matters

Unit, Integration, E2E, Contract, X tests: what should we focus on?

Index: a crucial data structure for search performance

HTMX: simpler web-based app/system

Indexing, Partitioning, Sharding - it is all about reducing the search space