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Terraform: Scaling Infrastructure Without Breaking the Bank
January 14, 2026
8 min read
How Terraform helped me build scalable, cost-effective infrastructure by cloning environments, creating reusable modules, and growing systems gradually from dev to production.
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From Junior to Senior: The Shift Nobody Tells You About
December 21, 2025
6 min read
Becoming a senior engineer isn't just about writing better code. It's about making better decisions, leading without authority, and navigating interviews that feel more like strategic conversations than coding tests.
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Let’s Talk Microservices: Lessons Learned in the Real World
September 1, 2025
7 min read
Microservices can be powerful, but they’re not always the right tool. Using a banking system as an example, let’s explore when they shine, when they fail, and how to design them responsibly.
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Coding Through Burnout: How Hobbies Helped Me Heal
July 31, 2025
4 min read
Burnout is real — especially when code is both your job and your hobby. Here’s how I navigated it using rest, rhythm, and side projects that gave me purpose beyond productivity.
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From Chaos to Clarity: My Journey with Kanban Boards
July 7, 2025
4 min read
Discover how Kanban boards help organize software projects, increase personal productivity, and why UI/UX — like drag and drop — makes all the difference.
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Is Markdown the Best Format for Blogs?
June 15, 2025
3 min read
Explore why Markdown is a powerful and flexible format for blog content — from developer ergonomics to performance and long-term maintainability.
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