I’m going through “Backend from First Principles” by Sriniously, and I’ve decided to do something more useful than just watching the videos.
I’m converting my understanding, notes, and key takeaways from each topic into a Medium article.
One topic = one article.
I’ll be covering everything from HTTP and routing to databases, authentication, caching, system design, and more.
The goal isn’t to copy the course. It’s to understand the concepts deeply enough that I can explain them in my own words.
Building my own backend knowledge base strongly
Built a semantic code search from scratch with my local llm based on this article
- indexes my local repository with embedding
- built a c++ engine to store those embedding with the same compact tricks as Uber uses (6-byte key hashes, 5-byte value offsets its actually a 11 byte per entry design)
- uses local 4B model to summarize results
-- for now it doesn't supports the reasoning and I am working on it :D
just found out i lost ₹1,100 because i forgot to use my amazon gift card balance 💀
apparently it expires after a year.
bhai paise kharch bhi nahi kiye aur chale bhi gaye 😭
Ever browsed 6 component libraries just to find out none of them have what you need?
Fixed that.
https://t.co/90yU9Nhc59 now has a Components Index:
→ search any component
→ see every library that has it
→ jump straight to it
find it at https://t.co/zcBL6Cd7ca