It’s not only about coding & technical skills — Three years back, I first stepped into the corporate world with tons of assumptions and expectations about how things would look like. Little did I knew how wrong I was about to be proved. The actual experience throughout all these years is not even close to what I expected it…

Do it to become a better software engineer. — When I first started with competitive programming, three years back, I didn’t quite like the idea of using my programming skills to solve random problems that didn’t have any impact on anyone. Back then, I was in the third year of my Bachelor’s program and like most of the students…

What is system maintainability and why it’s crucial? — None of us is perfect, we evolve, adapt, and improve; the same goes with our software systems. No matter how meticulously they’re designed and built, they’ll never be perfect. This is why you keep getting regular updates for your favorite app. This is why well-established software companies keep hiring engineers…

Is your system reliable? — When things go wrong or when times are bad, you count on someone or something reliable i.e., someone or something that helps you cope up with bad times. In the context of a software system, the word ‘reliable’ is no different. The things that can go wrong are called faults…

Ever wondered how applications such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Netflix, etc. seamlessly serve billions of users on their platform every day? No matter how good these applications look, in the end, it all boils down to the underlying hardware on a machine for processing a user’s request, be it simply…