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Celebrity traitors UK: a masterclass in deception and TV magic [no spoilers]
A spoiler‑free reflection on why the BBC’s Celebrity Traitors UK shines: production, hosting, cast, and what it reveals about trust and deception.
The 5 worst bugs I've seen on production - #1 the N+1 problem
A tiny JOIN turned one request into ~100 queries—the graph looked like a heartbeat.
The 5 worst bugs I've seen on production - #2 the infinite crawler
A 'Back to start' button shared the Next selector, looping forever and flooding the DB.
The 5 worst bugs I've seen on production - #3 the €300,000 double refund
A refund path ran twice for 15 minutes, costing €300k before a sanity check caught it.
The 5 worst bugs I've seen on production - #4 the $60 otp ddos
An OTP endpoint was abused across many IPs; budget burned twice after no action items.
The 5 worst bugs I've seen on production - #5 the animation memory leak
Long sessions leaked ~2MB per animation; snapshots revealed unreleased lottie instances.
Microlearning is the new way to learn
How I use microlearning to keep up with fast-moving tech trends through short, daily doses of content across social media and YouTube.
Coding with Claude code and LLMs: What I've learned after 3 months
Reflections on working daily with Claude Code and LLMs for three months, the benefits of full repo context, and why experience still matters.
My experience with arrogant developers
A reflection on developer culture, code consistency, and the damage caused by ego-driven decisions in software teams.
The luxury of letting ideas marinate
This post explores the power of letting ideas sit. It reflects on how having time, space, and a clear mind can lead to better solutions , especially in engineering and research. It contrasts rushed patches with well-thought-out fixes that emerge when pressure is low and the mind is calm.