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Kafka on Kubernetes: The Hard Parts Nobody Warns You About
An honest account of what Kafka is, why ZooKeeper had to go, and what it actually takes to run a KRaft cluster on Kubernetes without it silently falling apart.
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Memory, Caches, and CPUs — A Practical Mental Model
A storied, first-principles guide to understanding memory, layout, and performance in modern computer systems.
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From SSL to TLS: A Passport Adventure Through the Internet
Whenever you send or receive information on the Internet, it passes through a network of multiple computers to reach the destination. Historically, any of these computers could read your data, because it was not encrypted.
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Understanding SSL, TLS, and Certificates: A Practical Deep Dive - For the Nerds
Whenever you send or receive information on the Internet, it passes through a network of multiple computers to reach the destination. Historically, any of these computers could read your data, because it was not encrypted.