Writing
Notes from the backend.
Technical writing on distributed systems, backend engineering, and Linux internals — tracing, webhooks, rate limiting, migrations, and recovery guides.
Distributed Tracing Playbook: Finding the Slow Span in a 3rd-Party Integration
A solution engineer's workflow for using OpenTelemetry traces to localize latency in a chain that crosses your service, a customer VPC, and a vendor API.
Install Linux Without USB: GRUB ISO Boot on Dual Boot
How to install Linux on a dual-boot system without a USB drive by booting an ISO from disk using GRUB.
How to Recover Lost Partitions on Debian-based Systems Using TestDisk
Step-by-step guide to recover lost partitions on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other Debian-based systems with TestDisk.