How AI is Shaping Me as an EngineerWhen I started out as an engineer, I thought my job was to write perfect code. I once spent an entire weekend refactoring a small function, only to realize later that barely anyone used it. That experience taught me something I鈥檝e been relearning eve...Sep 27, 2025 路 7 min readpriyasrivastava.hashnode.dev
My HackerRank Internship ExperienceHey there! Welcome back to my blog鈥攖his time, I鈥檓 diving into an experience that played a huge role in shaping my early career: my HackerRank internship. I鈥檝e been meaning to write this for a while, bJOct 20, 2024 路 9 min readpriyasrivastava.hashnode.dev
Latency vs. Throughput: What They Really Mean and How AWS Handles ThemHey there! 馃専 Today, let's dive into two important concepts in system design: latency and throughput. These terms often get thrown around together, but they describe different aspects of system performance. More importantly, understanding how to bala...Sep 29, 2024 路 5 min readpriyasrivastava.hashnode.dev
Estimating Availability: The Nines That Matter!Back-of-the-Envelope Estimation for Availability in System Design Availability is a critical factor in system design, and estimating it can help you make informed decisions about architecture and trade-offs. Here鈥檚 a quick trick to help you estimate...Sep 23, 2024 路 3 min readpriyasrivastava.hashnode.dev
What is Kubernetes? Let鈥檚 Run a Cluster and Find Out!Introduction Recently, I explored Kubernetes by using Minikube, a tool that sets up a local Kubernetes (K8s) environment on your machine. This hands-on experience helped me understand Kubernetes clusters, deployments, services, and the critical infra...Sep 21, 2024 路 8 min readpriyasrivastava.hashnode.dev