#Distributed Systems
3 articles on Distributed Systems. Practical notes, patterns, and lessons from building software.
Blockchain from Scratch: A Technical Intro with a Toy App You Can Actually Run
A ground-up, technical introduction to blockchains — hashes, blocks, Merkle trees, proof-of-work, consensus — paired with a ~200-line TypeScript toy chain you can run, fork, and break. The version of the explanation that assumes you're a developer, not an investor.
Event Streaming with Kafka : Server-to-Server Communication Technologies
A comprehensive guide to event streaming with Apache Kafka — covering topics, partitions, consumer groups, exactly-once semantics, Schema Registry, Kafka Streams, and production deployment patterns.
Server-to-Server Communication Technologies
A high-level comparison of server-to-server communication patterns — REST, gRPC, Message Queues, Event Streaming, GraphQL Federation, and WebSocket/SSE — covering when to use each, trade-offs, and real-world use cases.