Written by Gautam
Notes on systems, backends, and building things that don't page you at 2am.
- Systems Design
Why boring backends win
Every system I've enjoyed maintaining shares one trait: nothing about it is clever.
Aug 9, 2026·6 min read - Backend
Queues over callbacks
A message queue is just a to-do list your system can't forget about.
Jul 22, 2026·5 min read - Serverless
Serverless and the process lifecycle
You don't control when your process dies. Design for that instead of fighting it.
Jun 10, 2026·4 min read