the monk dev

Gifted Engineer | Founder and Chief Engineer @esence_io

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[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Here's my list for top 5 reasons why startups fail:

1. Not having clear plan and goal.
2. Not knowing your customer.
3. Not knowing what to build.
4. Not knowing when to stop building.
5. Not knowing when to give up.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

4. Storage Engine: This is what actually stores your data into file systems without you ever having to worry about the underlying complexity.

P.S. To be a backend engineer, is to know databases.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Every database has these 4 layers without which it just cannot work.

1. Transport Layer: This is how your backend talks to the database and vice versa.
2. Query Processor: In SQL databases, query planners are what turn SQL declarative.
3. Execution Engine: Data communication

👇

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

My unique selling point is that I am genuinely in love with technology, systems and coding things out.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

I am that guy. I feel really uncomfortable when random text appear on my IDE without my explicit consent or control.

I want GPTs and LLMs to just do what I want them to do at the time I specify.

Call this behaviour whatever you want.

[Floro S. @sflorimm]

met a dude, he still copy-pasting the code from chatgpt

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Always being skeptical is an engineer's core soft skill.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Just witnessed a very weird next.js/turbopack behaviour as developer end-user of their library.

If in a page.tsx file in a dynamic route and there's supposed to be a static mdx rendering, you are required to hard code the route paths for mdx file loading. Otherwise, it screams.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Just updated iOS, and gotta say 🤮

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Talked to a young founder from Sweden today on LinkedIn, and got to say, his technical abilities were top of the chart. It's really refreshing and rejuvenating talking to such young minds.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

So, here's my writing schedule for the next week:
1. Databases (SQL and NoSQL) 🧠
2. Even Streaming ⚡️
3. Browsers 🥱

Let's connect!

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Bengaluru's Weather just got a hotfix patch today.

It's so nice, seeing dark clouds again.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

@N_and_ni The one that I just opened. You can check it out here https://t.co/462fC6g1z1

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

https://t.co/9E034lupIJ

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

It's been ages that I deployed something for myself.

I just pushed a website for technical consultancy and booking an appointment for a system audit with me.

You can go check it out on 👇

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

You can't vibe code a vibe-kill language

[NOVA @Its_Nova1012]

I haven't seen a Java vibecoder yet.
I don't know why?

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

I know DDIA is the industry favourite book all around the world. But, it's kind of boring, at least the first few chapters.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

In the 70s and 80s, relational databases competed with network data model-based DBs and hierarchical data model DBs. The latter two lost the race, and relational databases won.

You know why, because relational databases didn't demand developers to think about implementation.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

I still find writing code with just pen and paper a really good way to get bizarre algorithms stick.

Understanding isn't the problem, it's recalling the right thing at the right time. That's what people in tech should prioritise.

[the monk dev @TheMonkDev]

Head-of-line blocking happens when your longer running requests/processes that take more time, block the ones that are quick.

[Mohit Karekar @MohitKarekar]

Implementing a SQL query engine in Go by following the e-book "How Query Engines Work"! Loving it so far.

https://t.co/NvWldJ6haX