Technical Insights & Architecture Papers
Deep-dives on high-throughput backend architecture, Python & Django performance, real-time Voice AI, and resilient database modeling.
Python Asyncio Task Memory Forensics: Diagnosing Coroutine Reference Cycles, Traceback Leaks, and Orphaned Tasks
Diagnose insidious memory leaks in long-running asyncio services: unpack coroutine frame cycles, traceback retention, un-awaited task accumulation, and build leak-free task pools.
Asyncio Event Loop Internals & Task Cancellation: Taming Shielded Tasks, Starvation, and Uncaught Exceptions in Production
Under high concurrency, improper task cancellation in Python's asyncio leads to dangling database transactions, silent coroutine leaks, and event loop starvation. Master asyncio internals, task shielding, and deterministic shutdown patterns.
Django Async ORM Under High Concurrency: ThreadPoolExecutor Starvation, sync_to_async Traps, and ASGI Worker Sizing
Mixing async Django views with ORM calls or blocking SDKs can silently starve ThreadPoolExecutors and lock the ASGI event loop. Learn how to calibrate async boundaries, size ASGI_THREADS, and avoid 504 timeouts.