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Published in Better Humans

·May 9, 2022

6 Important Benefits Of Meditation

A 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…

Meditation

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6 Important Benefits Of Meditation
6 Important Benefits Of Meditation
Meditation

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Published in Better Humans

·May 9, 2022

Three Books on Improving Focus and Productivity

Motivation 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…

Productivity

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Three Books on Improving Focus and Productivity
Three Books on Improving Focus and Productivity
Productivity

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Published in Level Up Coding

·May 6, 2022

Understanding Computer System Design Fundamentals

What 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 Development

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Understanding Computer System Design Fundamentals
Understanding Computer System Design Fundamentals
Software Development

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Published in Better Humans

·May 2, 2022

A Four-Step Process To Deal With Uncertainty

Building 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 Lessons

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A 4 Step Process To Deal With Uncertainty
A 4 Step Process To Deal With Uncertainty
Life Lessons

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Published in Level Up Coding

·May 2, 2022

Understanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-Stake

What 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 Development

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Understanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-Stake
Understanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-Stake
Software Development

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Published in Level Up Coding

·May 2, 2022

Understanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-Work

How 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 Development

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Understanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-Work
Understanding Blockchain Fundamentals: Proof-Of-Work
Software Development

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Published in Level Up Coding

·May 2, 2022

Principles of the Microservice Architecture

How 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 team

Software Development

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Principles of the Microservice Architecture
Principles of the Microservice Architecture
Software Development

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Published in Level Up Coding

·Apr 29, 2022

How To Design An Auto-Complete Engine From Scratch

System 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 Engineering

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How To Design An Auto-Complete Engine From Scratch
How To Design An Auto-Complete Engine From Scratch
Software Engineering

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Published in Level Up Coding

·Apr 29, 2022

Understanding Blockchain and Smart Contracts

This 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 Engineering

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Understanding Blockchain and Smart Contracts
Understanding Blockchain and Smart Contracts
Software Engineering

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Published in Better Humans

·Apr 27, 2022

The Flywheel of Effectiveness

A 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 Development

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The Flywheel of Effectiveness
The Flywheel of Effectiveness
Software Development

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Ravi Tandon

Ravi Tandon

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Entrepreneur, software engineer, and author. Top writer in Startup. My books and writings: https://www.ravitandon.blog/

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