A software developer's journal on building things that matter, raising tiny humans, and the quiet satisfaction of a clean deploy.
I have been building software since dial-up was the norm. From enterprise backends in Node.js to infrastructure automation, from startup MVPs to large-scale migrations, every project has been a chapter in an ongoing education.
How I restructured a monolithic data processor into an event-driven system using Node.js streams, Redis Pub/Sub, and a lot of patience.
A practical walkthrough of blue-green deployments using Docker Compose, Traefik, and exactly one VPS.
The surprising parallels between tracking down a memory leak and understanding why your toddler is melting down at 3 PM.
const pipeline = createPipeline({ source: redis.subscribe('events:raw'), transform: [ validate(schema), enrich(userContext), deduplicate({ window: '5m' }), ], sink: postgres.batchInsert('events'), }); // Graceful shutdown matters process.on('SIGTERM', async () => { await pipeline.drain(); await pipeline.close(); });
Every pipeline I build follows the same principle: make the happy path obvious and the failure path recoverable. This pattern uses composable transforms with automatic backpressure handling.
The graceful shutdown sequence ensures every in-flight event is processed before the container exits, preventing data loss during rolling deployments.
Whether you want to collaborate on a project, discuss an article, or just say hello, I would love to hear from you.