sangarshanan

literally a non-deterministic computer working on random things mostly between music & technology!

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

reading spam emails just to be called dear

[Shekhar Gupta @ShekharGupta]

You could say that again, and again..

'India is wealthier, but its cities are unliveable'

Mihir Sharma @mihirssharma writes
https://t.co/ACscYaC9iw

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

We're so back!!

[EuroPython @europython]

Time is ticking to submit your EuroPython 2026 proposals ⏰
Our CFP is only open till February 15th ‼️

Submit your talk today 🤗 https://t.co/TM2d2wVKHu

[Michael systematizes 9/10 Life Satisfaction @Plus3Happiness]

the kids are reinventing meditative practices from first principles

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

I wrote a little something about Perlin Noise!
https://t.co/1IVgFWWEb8

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

claude code is my new lover

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

@Raynow97 Unreal pace wtf

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

@ttanay100 It’s a combination

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

i started appreciating a good expresso which means i have officially become a middle aged man

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

@iavins Love this arc!!

[Zilliz @zilliz_universe]

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡? 📈
1.5𝐌 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 6𝐌+ 𝐀𝐈-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬... This was the reality facing @beatovenai, a leading AI music generation platform serving content creators, filmmakers, and podcasters worldwide.

Like many startups, they started scrappy with all data on disk for audio matching. But as users grew, their system buckled—time for a production-ready vector database!

Here's what they tried:
🔴 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝐃𝐁 → Lightweight, great for prototyping, not suitable for production workloads
🟡 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐃𝐁 → Tried vector search extension, but indexing algorithms didn't deliver expected result quality
🟡 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐞 → Strong performance initially, then network errors and costs "ballooned like crazy" with increased query frequency
🟢 𝐙𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐳 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 → Performance comparable to Pinecone, at 1/7th the cost

Here's what changed when they switched to Zilliz Cloud:
✅ 85% cost reduction (1/7th of previous costs)
✅ 2-3 seconds faster music generation
✅ Higher query volume without performance drop
✅ Predictable, flexible pricing for varying loads

"Zilliz is a very integral part of our workflow. If we just swapped Zilliz Cloud with something else, the kind of loops that we get might not make sense." - @Sangarshanan Veera, Senior Software Engineer at https://t.co/jcy2R0ie7L

For AI teams hitting infrastructure walls: T𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬?
Consult with the specialist 👉🏻 https://t.co/raG08NEtDy

🔗Full story:https://t.co/ZgoZF9EejH

#ScalewithZilliz

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

Just fell to my knees outside walmart!! I am so excited

[PyCon US @pycon]

Dive into audio programming! Check out this preview of Sangarshanan's #PyConUS 2025 tutorial "Build a Synthesizer with #Python" 🎶 Register for this tutorial and more via your PyCon US account dashboard!
https://t.co/BcudPbNgxm

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

@vortex_ape @Sonic_Pi Love this ❤️❤️

[Utsav Shah @utsav_sha]

building a startup in 2024

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

this is all code w samples and love. made with @Sonic_Pi

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

ok! i made something: https://t.co/kK4XmagYWr

[EuroPython @europython]

@hendorf @lais_bsc @sangarshanan @SebastiaanZeeff @reach_vb We would like to welcome our new members to the EuroPython Society board: Aris Nivorils, Cyril Bitterich, @egeakmn, Mia Bajić, and @shekhar_koirala 🚀

[EuroPython @europython]

Last week, we elected the new board for the 2024-2025 term! 🎉 Full announcement here: https://t.co/0KrgTzipUu. The board is excited to support our community and deliver EuroPython 2025! 🚀

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

Lesgooooo

[EuroPython @europython]

We’re happy to announce EuroPython 2025 at the Prague Congress Centre, July 14–20! 🎊

🚀 The Call for Contributors is open! Join our amazing team – submit your interest by December 22nd: https://t.co/2N452LLHmM

For more info, visit our website: https://t.co/3Xz0Sj97Rg

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

@motherbearwitch Thank you 🙏

[sangarshanan @sangarshanan]

!!new beet!! https://t.co/zVyFZ8EUlZ