Engineering insights on React, Node.js, distributed systems, and building startups from scratch. Written by a CTO who ships.
How we scaled The Localstreet from a single-server Node.js app to a distributed system handling 5,000+ vendors and thousands of daily orders — without breaking the bank.
Read articleI went from writing code every day to running an engineering organisation. The shift was harder than any technical problem I've solved. Here's what I wish someone had told me.
Read articleIndia has 63 million small businesses. Less than 10% are online. The infrastructure to change that is finally here — and it's more interesting than anyone is talking about.
Read articleMost React performance guides tell you to add useMemo everywhere. That's wrong. Here are the techniques that actually improved our app's performance with measurable results.
Read articleReal-time features are everywhere — chat, notifications, live dashboards. Here's the architecture behind Localstreet's real-time systems and the decision framework we use.
Read articleSmall engineering teams can build extraordinary things. They can also implode. Here's the team-building playbook I've developed running engineering at The Localstreet.
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