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The Queue You Already Have
May 30, 20269 min read
most backend engineers add redis the moment they need a job queue. but postgres has shipped a two-word feature since 2016 that turns your existing database into a correct, crash-safe queue. here's exactly how SKIP LOCKED works, all the way down to MVCC, and when you actually still need redis.
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why 0.1 + 0.2 != 0.3
May 20, 202611 min read
open any language. type 0.1 + 0.2. you'll get 0.30000000000000004. the bug isn't in the language. it's not in the runtime. it's in the silicon. let's go all the way down.
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The Double Life: Student by Day, Builder by Night
Mar 15, 20255 min read
How a casual discussion led to building a web agency, discovering a passion for software engineering, and the real cost of balancing college with real-world building.
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