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6d ago

Inside libuv: The C Engine That Powers Node.js Asynchronous I/O

In our last deep dive, we explored the Node.js architecture, peering into the collaboration between V8 and libuv. We established that…

Inside libuv: The C Engine That Powers Node.js Asynchronous I/O

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Jul 5

How to Write V8-Friendly JavaScript

In our last deep dive, we explored the architecture of V8 — Google’s JavaScript engine that powers Chrome, Node.js, and Deno.

How to Write V8-Friendly JavaScript

Lakin Mohapatra

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Jul 4

A Deep Technical Analysis of Node.js Internals

When you type node app.js into your terminal, a complex symphony of C++, C, and JavaScript fires up. For years, the Node.js community has…

A Deep Technical Analysis of Node.js Internals

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Jul 4

How V8 Optimizes Your JavaScript

If you started writing JavaScript a decade ago, you probably remember it being the butt of performance jokes. It was slow, interpreted, and…

How V8 Optimizes Your JavaScript

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Jul 3

How Supabase Built a Postgres Pooler to Survive Massive Traffic Spikes

Imagine this: your startup just launched, a celebrity tweets about your app, and within 60 seconds, 50,000 users try to log in…

How Supabase Built a Postgres Pooler to Survive Massive Traffic Spikes

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Jul 2

React Server Components Explained

For the last ten years, the rule of React was simple: all the work happened in the user’s browser.

React Server Components Explained

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Jun 26

If the Virtual DOM is So Great, Why is Everyone Trying to Kill It?

For ten years, the Virtual DOM has been the most popular tool in frontend web development. It was the magic trick that made React very…

If the Virtual DOM is So Great, Why is Everyone Trying to Kill It?

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Jun 25

How React Fiber Actually Works Under the Hood

In our last deep dive, we explored the Virtual DOM and how React’s Diffing algorithm changed web development forever. It felt like magic…

How React Fiber Actually Works Under the Hood

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Jun 24

Story Behind React’s Virtual DOM: Why It Changed Web Development Forever

If you’ve been anywhere near frontend development in the last decade, you’ve heard of the Virtual DOM. It’s the secret sauce, the crown…

Story Behind React’s Virtual DOM: Why It Changed Web Development Forever

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Jun 23

OpenAI Codex Is Quietly Killing Your SSD

If you’ve had OpenAI Codex CLI running for more than a few weeks, your SSD has silently absorbed more writes than most drives see in years…

OpenAI Codex Is Quietly Killing Your SSD

Lakin Mohapatra

Lakin Mohapatra

Software Engineer | Hungry coder | Proud Indian | Cyber Security Researcher | Blogger | Architect (web2 + web 3)

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