Technical Insights & Architecture Papers
Deep-dives on high-throughput backend architecture, Python & Django performance, real-time Voice AI, and resilient database modeling.
PostgreSQL Index-Only Scans & Covering Indexes: Eliminating Heap Fetches on High-Throughput Read APIs
Eliminate disk I/O bottlenecks in PostgreSQL read APIs by architecting Covering Indexes with the INCLUDE clause and tuning Visibility Maps to guarantee true Index-Only Scans.
PostgreSQL Query Planner Internals: Calibrating Cost Factors, Work Memory, and SSD Random Page Penalties
Default PostgreSQL configuration parameters were calibrated decades ago for spinning magnetic hard disks. Learn how the cost-based optimizer calculates query plans and how to tune random_page_cost and work_mem for modern NVMe SSD storage.
PostgreSQL Declarative Partitioning at 50M Rows/Day: Automating Partition Pruning, Maintenance & Retention with pg_partman
Monolithic tables ingest millions of daily records until index bloat and autovacuum lockups cripple query performance. Master PostgreSQL native range partitioning and automated lifecycle maintenance with pg_partman.