The Shelf
A curated collection of writing, reading, listening, and thinking
Architecting WikiPulse with Kafka Streams
Jun 8, 2026How we built a real-time Wikipedia analytics pipeline that processes 10K edits per second using Kafka Streams, windowed aggregations, and a Next.js dashboard.
RAG Optimization Patterns for Production Ecosystems
May 20, 2026Analyzing Scuderia Ferrari's Telemetry at Monza
Jun 1, 2026Music/Curated
Illmatic — Nas (1994)
Ten tracks. Forty minutes. The definitive record of 90s New York hip-hop — Queensbridge storytelling over DJ Premier and Pete Rock production.
Music/Curated
Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
RZA's lo-fi production blueprint meets nine MCs with nine distinct styles. Kung-fu samples, Staten Island grit, and bars that still hit thirty years later.
Article/By Me
Event Sourcing at Indihood: A Post-Mortem
We bet our payment ledger on event sourcing. Eighteen months in, here's what we'd do differently — and what we'd double down on.
Insight/By Me
Why Red Bull's RB20 Floor Edge Is a Masterclass in Aero
Breaking down the fluid dynamics behind the most controversial floor design on the 2024 grid, and what it means for the 2026 regulations.
Mar 28, 2026Article/Curated
How Figma Scaled to Multiple Databases
Figma's engineering team on the migration from a single PostgreSQL instance to a horizontally partitioned architecture — with zero downtime.
Insight/Curated
The Hidden Cost of Synchronous Microservices
Synchronous HTTP chains between microservices look clean on architecture diagrams. In production, they create invisible coupling that cascading failures exploit.
Feb 18, 2026