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Tech

Consistent Hashing in Load Balancer

The standard hashing algorithm is inefficient while processing network queries. This traditional technique presupposes that we have a set number of s…

Oct 2, 2025 · 4 min read
Patterns

Learning Notes #11 - Sidecar Pattern | Cloud Patterns

Today, I learnt about Sidecar Pattern. Its seems like offloading the common functionalities (logging, networking, …) aside within a pod to be used by…

Dec 26, 2024 · 5 min read
Technology

HAProxy EP 1: Traffic Police for Web

In the world of web applications, imagine you’re running a very popular pizza place. Every evening, customers line up for a delicious slice of pizza.…

Sep 9, 2024 · 5 min read
Docker

Docker EP 11 - Docker Networking & Docker Volumes

Alex is tasked with creating a new microservices-based web application for a growing e-commerce platform. The application needs to handle everything …

Aug 19, 2024 · 8 min read
Docker

Docker EP 1 : Virtual Machine and the grand house

A Tale of Two Living Arrangements Once upon a time, in an old town, there was a grand house that many families shared. This large house came with sha…

Aug 4, 2024 · 4 min read
Docker Best Practices

Antipatterns while using docker containers

During my docker learning journey, while i was going through many blogs, tutorials, conference videos; most of them were mentioning about some of the…

Jun 30, 2024 · 8 min read