Database in Rust: WAL and Crash Recovery with ARIES
Mar 4, 2026 Development

Database in Rust: WAL and Crash Recovery with ARIES

Part 4 of the Vaultgres journey: implementing Write-Ahead Logging and the ARIES recovery algorithm. Deep dive into durability, checkpoints, and the three-phase recovery that brings your database back from a crash.

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Database in Rust: MVCC and Transaction Management
Mar 3, 2026 Development

Database in Rust: MVCC and Transaction Management

Part 3 of the Vaultgres journey: implementing MVCC for non-blocking reads and snapshot isolation. Deep dive into transaction IDs, visibility rules, vacuum, and the horror of transaction ID wraparound.

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Database in Rust: B+Tree Indexes with Concurrent Access
Mar 2, 2026 Development

Database in Rust: B+Tree Indexes with Concurrent Access

Part 2 of the Vaultgres journey: implementing B+Tree indexes that power fast lookups. Deep dive into tree structure, page splits, and the nightmare of concurrent access with lock coupling and safe traversal.

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Building a PostgreSQL-Compatible Database in Rust: Page-Based Storage and Buffer Pool
Mar 1, 2026 Development

Building a PostgreSQL-Compatible Database in Rust: Page-Based Storage and Buffer Pool

Why I'm building Vaultgres—a PostgreSQL-compatible database in Rust—to explore database internals beyond CRUD apps. Deep dive into page-based storage, buffer pool management, and the challenges of implementing WAL-compatible storage with AI-assisted development.

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Jenkins vs GitHub Actions vs GitLab CI: A Pure CI Perspective
Feb 26, 2026 Development

Jenkins vs GitHub Actions vs GitLab CI: A Pure CI Perspective

Choosing a CI platform? Skip the marketing. This comparison breaks down Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI purely from a continuous integration perspective—performance, maintenance, developer experience, and real-world trade-offs.

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Environment on Demand (Part 3): Alternative Productivity Accelerators
Feb 20, 2026 Architecture

Environment on Demand (Part 3): Alternative Productivity Accelerators

Final part of a 3-part series on Environment on Demand. Explore alternatives like mock servers, feature flags, dev containers, and CI/CD optimization. Learn to choose the right accelerator for your team.

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Environment on Demand (Part 2): Lifecycle, AI Coding & Optimization
Feb 19, 2026 Architecture

Environment on Demand (Part 2): Lifecycle, AI Coding & Optimization

Second in a 3-part series on Environment on Demand. Learn environment lifecycle management, why AI-assisted coding makes provisioning the bottleneck, and deployment strategies for different tiers.

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Environment on Demand (Part 1): Architecture & Implementation
Feb 18, 2026 Architecture

Environment on Demand (Part 1): Architecture & Implementation

First in a 3-part series on Environment on Demand. Learn what EoD is, how to architect it with GitOps, and when it shines vs. struggles. Plus: why AI-assisted coding makes provisioning the new bottleneck.

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Understanding PostgreSQL Parallel Query Execution: Multi-Core Performance
Feb 16, 2026 Architecture

Understanding PostgreSQL Parallel Query Execution: Multi-Core Performance

Deep dive into PostgreSQL's parallel query execution—how Gather nodes, parallel workers, and multi-core processing accelerate large table scans, hash joins, and aggregations. Learn when parallelism helps, when it hurts, and how to tune it.

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Understanding PostgreSQL's Volcano Model: The Iterator Execution Architecture
Feb 15, 2026 Architecture

Understanding PostgreSQL's Volcano Model: The Iterator Execution Architecture

Deep dive into the Volcano Model—PostgreSQL's foundational execution architecture. Learn how Next()/GetNext() drives every query, why row-by-row processing matters, and when vectorization breaks the rules.

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Architecture Decision Log: Advanced Topics (Part 2)
Jan 20, 2026 Architecture

Architecture Decision Log: Advanced Topics (Part 2)

Scale Architecture Decision Logs across your organization. Stakeholder management, complete workflow, measuring effectiveness, and real before/after scenarios.

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Architecture Decision Log: A Practical Guide (Part 1)
Jan 15, 2026 Architecture

Architecture Decision Log: A Practical Guide (Part 1)

Learn how to write your first Architecture Decision Record. Templates, real e-commerce examples, and the five questions every ADR must answer.

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