devops
may 2025
5 min read
How I dockerized my first production app (and what I got wrong)
A practical walkthrough of containerizing a Python FastAPI service — the mistakes I made with volumes, networking, and environment variables.
backend
apr 2025
8 min read
Understanding database connection pools: why your app slows down under load
A deep dive into why connection pooling matters, how to tune pool size, and the surprising math behind optimal concurrency.