Oct 21, 2020Why I stopped writing on MediumI have been writing on Medium until now, which has been a great experience for me. I really appreciate the simpilcity and quality of the platform. Also the posts are SEO optimized. Without me trying to spread my posts I still got some handsome traffic from Google. Infact one of…Blogging2 min readBlogging2 min read
May 2, 2020Go: Memory leak in mapWhile browsing Go’s issues I came across this one— runtime: maps do not shrink after elements removal. I decided to reproduce the issue with this code —[1] runtime.GC() was reducing the memory footprint. So why did the op’s app crash? I started discussion on the above issue and got some…Go2 min readGo2 min read
Dec 4, 2019Go: Check Nil interface the right wayI had a simple problem. I have a function which takes a parameter of type interface{}. I need to check it for nil. Any seasoned Go developer will know that a simple i==nil check will not work because interfaces in Go contains both type and value. …Golang3 min readGolang3 min read
Published inEngineering @ Applift·Jan 24, 2019Load Testing @ Applift - part 1Why Applift uses Locust to load test. Applift as a mobile ad company deals with events at high scale. The events could be clicks coming from the advertisement, or installs or any other activity on the advertised app. It is very common for Applift to see 100s of millions of…Software Development5 min readSoftware Development5 min read
Jan 26, 2018Rowise vs Columnar Database? Theory and in PracticeColumnar database stores are getting increasingly popular lately especially in analytical query systems as data warehouse solutions. But how do they differ from old classic row-oriented databases? How do I decide which ones do I need to use for a given use case? The Theory The major difference in both the datastores…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Jan 11, 2018How I sealed memory leak in my perfect Java Servertl;dr: The stable server had OOM, and after some confusion, I was able locate it in the Redshift JDBC driver setting by analyzing heap dumps. For years people have been hating JVM languages for being memory inefficient but very few understand that JVM has a grown a lot and all…Java6 min readJava6 min read
Dec 15, 2017Exploring Concurrency Models: IntroductionPreface: The software development has changed a lot in last 10 years, where the big focus is on performance and advent of multicore cpus, has supported the need/advent of concurrent programs. This blog series is an attempt to understand, and to benchmark various concurrency models prevelant in the industry. …Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Oct 23, 2017Notes on Kafka Part -1Personal notes! I have worked with Kafka in past, however I needed to catch up after an year of inactivity. Making notes while reading articles in references. This part is going to the basics only. …Big Data4 min readBig Data4 min read
Aug 8, 2017First PostAbout me: I am just another software developer working in one of the leading mobile ad company. I feel myself quite passionate for solving hard engineering problems and designing efficient designs. My daily work involves to solve various complex bugs, design systems and implement tech in the company. I found…Software Development1 min readSoftware Development1 min read
