Engineering Blog & Case Studies
Practical articles on WebSockets, Docker, Node.js RBAC, OCR pipelines, and system optimization based on real production experience.
Building a Real-Time Price Engine with WebSockets
How I built a real-time jewellery pricing engine that updates 500+ SKUs per second using Socket.io, Bull queues, and Redis caching — serving 50+ wholesale retailers.
Docker + Google Cloud Run: Deploying Node.js Apps to Production
A practical guide to containerizing Node.js applications with Docker and deploying them to Google Cloud Run with CI/CD — based on my experience shipping 3 production apps.
My Journey Solving 400+ LeetCode Problems: Tips for Beginners
From struggling with Two Sum to confidently solving DP and Graph problems — my 18-month DSA journey, study strategies, and practical advice for anyone starting their LeetCode grind.
RBAC Authentication System: A Complete Guide for Node.js
A production-grade Role-Based Access Control system with JWT authentication, refresh tokens, and permission middleware — exactly what I built for the Yuga Yatra jewellery platform.
OCR Pipeline: Extracting Text from Product Labels with Python
How I built an OCR pipeline to digitize 10,000+ handwritten jewellery product labels — from image preprocessing to text extraction with Tesseract and Python.
From College Project to Production: Lessons from Shipping 3 Apps
The real-world lessons I learned transitioning from academic projects to production applications serving paying customers — things no CS degree teaches you.
AI Agents in 2026: OpenAI Dots vs Meta Muse and the Rise of Always-On Autonomous AI
In September 2026, Meta launched Muse and OpenAI launched Dots. Both are always-on agents that get their own cloud computer and browser and keep working toward a goal after you close the app.