Posted inGit
How to ‘Hack’ Git Clone Speed for Multi-GB Repositories
Don't let multi-gigabyte repositories slow you down. A detailed guide on using Shallow Clone and Partial Clone to speed up Git, optimize CI/CD, and save disk space.
Posted inDatabase
QuestDB: Handling 4 Million Records/Sec and Ending Midnight Database Crash Anxiety
Set up and optimize QuestDB to process millions of records per second. A detailed guide on replacing traditional databases with high-performance time-series solutions for IoT.
Posted inDocker
Rust + Docker: Slash Build Times from 10 Minutes to 30 Seconds with Cargo Chef
Taking 10 minutes to build a Rust container? Try Cargo Chef. Optimize Layer Caching to reduce compilation time to just seconds for real-world projects.
Posted inDocker
Dockerizing Go Apps: Shrink Image Size from 800MB to 10MB
Master Dockerizing Go apps: Use Multi-stage builds and Scratch images to slash container size from 800MB to 10MB, boosting deployment speed and security.
Posted inLinux
Hunting Down CPU-Hogging “Culprits” on Linux: Mastering perf and Flame Graphs
A detailed guide on using perf on Linux for CPU profiling and Flame Graph generation. Learn how to pinpoint slow functions with minimal overhead.
Posted inVirtualization
Installing Waydroid on Ubuntu: Run Android as Smoothly as a Native App with Containers
Forget heavy Android emulators. This guide helps you install Waydroid on Ubuntu—a lightweight, smooth, and resource-efficient solution via LXC containers.
Posted inDevelopment
Practical Redis Caching: From DB Crashes to Handling Millions of Requests
Key takeaways from 6 months of operating Redis in production. Detailed guide on reducing Database load from 95% to 15% using Cache-Aside, Write-Through, and Jitter TTL techniques.
Posted inLinux
How to Use strace to Debug Applications on Linux: Tracing System Calls and Finding Root Causes Effectively
strace lets you trace every system call a process makes on Linux — from file opens and network connections to lock waits — without needing source code or recompiling. This guide covers practical strace usage for debugging permission errors, missing files, hanging services, and I/O bottlenecks.
Posted inDevelopment
Goodbye Node.js? A Guide to Speeding Up JavaScript Projects 10x with Bun.js
Is it time to say goodbye to Node.js? A detailed guide on using Bun.js to significantly speed up JavaScript/TypeScript development. Learn how to install, manage packages, and use the ultra-fast test runner.
Posted inLinux
OOM Killer: Why Linux Kills Your MySQL and How to Protect It
When a Linux application shuts down unexpectedly, the OOM Killer is often to blame. Learn how to read dmesg logs, understand the oom_score metric, and protect MySQL and Redis from being terminated by the OS.