Published in Better Humans·May 9, 2022Member-only6 Important Benefits Of MeditationA world of pain, suffering & strife, We waver through unchartered life. What lies without can mystify a soul, Look within, said the Buddha, find your goal. What Is Meditation Meditation is a state of mind when you are focused (either on a single object or on nothing). It can be defined as…Meditation5 min readMeditation5 min read
Published in Better Humans·May 9, 2022Member-onlyThree Books on Improving Focus and ProductivityMotivation Parkinson’s law states that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”. This means that given any problem, we tend to take as much time that is allocated to it to complete it. If we allocate less time to work, we tend to complete it by…Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·May 6, 2022Member-onlyUnderstanding Computer System Design FundamentalsWhat are the core ideas in Computer System Design? — Introduction In this blog, we discuss the basic building blocks of a distributed system. We also discuss the challenges of designing distributed systems. In the end, we discuss an application of the building blocks in building a typical website selling products. I write about System Design and Software Development in my…Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Published in Better Humans·May 2, 2022Member-onlyA Four-Step Process To Deal With UncertaintyBuilding the mindset of a monk. — Moments of pleasure, moments of strife, Filled with joy and pain is the nature of life. Be Buddha, peaceful in success and loss, Exist in calmness, neither happy nor cross. Uncertainty is fundamental to human life. Our lives are fundamentally uncertain. We do not know what the next moment holds for us. The body we inhabit…Life Lessons10 min readLife Lessons10 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·May 2, 2022Member-onlyUnderstanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-StakeWhat Is Proof-Of-Stake? Introduction In the previous blog posts, we discussed the fundamentals of blockchain and Proof-Of-Work which was first used by Satoshi Nakamoto and is widely used on the Bitcoin blockchain. For the scope of this blog post, I wanted to focus on another consensus algorithm — Proof-Of-Stake. The fundamental…Software Development7 min readSoftware Development7 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·May 2, 2022Member-onlyUnderstanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-WorkHow does the Bitcoin Blockchain verify transactions? — Pre-Read Before I begin, I loved this YouTube video to understand the Consensus Mechanism used by the Blockchain network. In my previous blog post, I discussed the basics of Bitcoin Fundamentals. What is Consensus? In general terms, a consensus is a form of agreement between a group of independent entities in a network. So…Software Development8 min readSoftware Development8 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·May 2, 2022Member-onlyPrinciples of the Microservice ArchitectureHow to design an application with Microservices? — Introduction The Microservice Architecture is a design paradigm where a large complex application is broken down into a suite of small function component services that have the following characteristics: Loosely coupled Highly maintainable and testable Independently developed, deployed, and maintained Organized around business capabilities Owned by a small teamSoftware Development7 min readSoftware Development7 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Apr 29, 2022Member-onlyHow To Design An Auto-Complete Engine From ScratchSystem design question for FAANG comapanies. — Are you interested in learning how the design of search engines works on popular website sites such as Amazon, Medium, and Wikipedia? This blog post discusses the design and implementation of an Auto-Complete search engine from scratch. Functional Requirements The system should be able to satisfy the following functional requirements: Search for…Software Engineering10 min readSoftware Engineering10 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Apr 29, 2022Member-onlyUnderstanding Blockchain and Smart ContractsThis blog post discusses two topics: Blockchain and Smart Contracts. This will be fun in detail. Terminologies Before we understand the fundamentals of Blockchain and Smart Contracts, let us understand some of the common terminologies used. Understandably, some terms such as Merkle Trees, Proof-Of-Stake, and Proof-Of-Work systems will require separate blog…Software Engineering9 min readSoftware Engineering9 min read
Published in Better Humans·Apr 27, 2022Member-onlyThe Flywheel of EffectivenessA four-step framework for becoming more productive at work. — Motivation We live in a world of social networks, smartphone applications, and the ever-increasing set of notifications from them. Furthermore, coupling them with the messiness of our everyday lives, the vagaries of the pandemic, weather, health, etc., life starts to feel overwhelming. Our daily work schedules are filled with meetings, interviews…Software Development12 min readSoftware Development12 min read
