Series

Systems Every Engineer Should Know

A deep-dive technical series explaining the engineering concepts behind modern software systems. From distributed systems and browser internals to scalability, networking, databases, and real-time architectures, each article breaks down complex topics using visuals, animations, real-world examples, and production-grade system design patterns. Learn how technologies used by companies like Netflix, Uber, Figma, and Discord actually work under the hood — without unnecessary jargon, theory overload, or textbook-style explanations.

9 posts

Computer Engineering

REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC: Choosing the Right API Architecture

Understand the differences between REST, GraphQL, and gRPC. Learn how each API architecture handles communication, data fetching, performance, schemas, streaming, caching, and service-to-service communication, with practical examples and architecture diagrams to help you choose the right approach.

Jul 17, 2026·8 views

Frontend

Async Programming in JavaScript: From Callbacks to Async/Await

Learn asynchronous programming in JavaScript through practical examples. Understand callbacks, Promises, async/await, Promise.all, Promise.allSettled, sequential vs parallel execution, error handling, and concurrency patterns used in modern JavaScript applications.

Jul 16, 2026·11 views

Frontend

Frontend Rendering Strategies Explained: SSR vs CSR vs SSG vs ISR vs Streaming

Learn the differences between CSR, SSR, SSG, ISR, and Streaming Rendering. Understand how modern frameworks like Next.js optimize SEO, performance, caching, and user experience, and discover when to use each rendering strategy in real-world frontend applications.

Jul 09, 2026·14 views

Computer Engineering

Understanding Databases: SQL vs NoSQL Explained

Learn the differences between SQL and NoSQL databases with practical examples. Understand relational, document, key-value, column-family, graph, time-series, and vector databases, their tradeoffs, and how to choose the right database for scalable modern applications.

Jun 13, 2026·13 views

Computer Engineering

Fan-In vs Fan-Out Explained: Data Flow Patterns Every Engineer Should Know

Learn how Fan-In and Fan-Out patterns work in distributed systems with visual diagrams and real-world examples. Understand data aggregation, event broadcasting, messaging, MapReduce, Kafka, notifications, and how these patterns improve scalability, throughput, and system architecture.

Jun 12, 2026·26 views

Frontend

JavaScript Event Loop Explained: How JavaScript Actually Executes Your Code

Learn how the JavaScript Event Loop works through visual explanations of the Call Stack, Web APIs, Callback Queue, Microtask Queue, Macrotasks, Promises, async/await, and rendering. Understand how browsers execute asynchronous JavaScript and why code runs in the order it does.

Jun 12, 2026·43 views

Computer Engineering

Understanding Video Streaming: HLS vs DASH Explained

Learn how HLS and MPEG-DASH power modern video streaming platforms like Netflix and YouTube. Understand adaptive bitrate streaming, video segmentation, manifests, codecs, buffering, and how streaming players automatically adjust video quality for the best viewing experience.

Jun 11, 2026·42 views

Computer Engineering

What Happens When You Type a URL?

Discover what happens after you type a URL into your browser. Follow the complete journey through DNS lookup, TCP and TLS connections, HTTP requests, CDNs, load balancers, servers, databases, caching, and browser rendering to understand how modern websites load in seconds.

Jun 10, 2026·34 views

Computer Engineering

MVC Architecture Explained: The Foundation of Modern Software Design

Learn MVC architecture with simple diagrams and real-world examples. Understand how the Model, View, and Controller work together to separate concerns, improve maintainability, and power scalable web and mobile applications using one of software engineering’s most fundamental architectural patterns.

Jun 09, 2026·28 views