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Suriya Shanmugam

Software Engineer | Ex-Member Technical Staff @ Zoho | Graduate Student @SJSU

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DynamoDB, Explained: How to Think in Access Patterns Instead of Tables
10 mins
When engineers first approach DynamoDB, the biggest mistake is treating it like a faster version of SQL.
Intro to Redis: Architecture, Patterns, and Scaling in Production
16 mins
If you are building modern, high-performance distributed systems, caching isn’t just an optimization—it is a foundational requirement.
Git: Building the Right Mental Model
8 mins
If you’ve ever forcefully deleted a repository and re-cloned it just to fix a merge conflict, you are not alone.