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Imran M

Engineering Leader & AI Architect

Engineering leader and AI architect with 13+ years of experience building scalable platforms and AI-powered systems. I write about Applied AI, Agentic AI, software architecture, cloud, DevOps, platform engineering, and the practical side of building reliable technology at scale.

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27/06/2022 10 min read

N+1 Queries: Detection, ORM Pitfalls, and Production Fixes

N+1 Queries hide inside ORM loops and then spike the database at peak load. Learn how to detect…
21/06/2022 14 min read

Disaster Recovery: RTO, RPO, and Getting Back Online

Disaster recovery explained: RTO and RPO as the two numbers that size the plan, the disaster recovery strategies…
11/06/2022 11 min read

Collections Framework Part 1: List and Set

Executive Summary: The Collections Framework separates interfaces like List and Set from their implementations. I explain when to…
08/06/2022 12 min read

Python Decorators Explained with Practical Examples

A decorator wraps a function to add behavior such as timing, retries, or caching. Learn how they work,…
30/05/2022 10 min read

Read Replicas: Architecture, Replication Lag, and Consistency Trade-offs

Read Replicas cut read load, but lag can show stale rows to real users. Learn routing rules, lag…
22/05/2022 13 min read

Practice: Model a Library System with OOP (Part 2: Behavior and Persistence)

Executive Summary: Part 2 of the library system project adds behavior and persistence to the Java domain model.…
22/05/2022 10 min read

What is PostgreSQL and Why It Matters

PostgreSQL is more than just a database; it's a powerful, open-source engine trusted by developers worldwide. Here's why…
20/05/2022 2 min read

Find Images Missing Width Height Using JS in Chrome Console

Website optimization is critical in delivering a seamless user experience, especially as page load times and stability become…
18/05/2022 13 min read

Python Try Except and Context Managers: Error Handling Guide

Catch specific exceptions, keep the original cause with raise from, and let context managers handle cleanup. A practical…
06/05/2022 1 min read

Fetch API and store to JSON file in WordPress

At times when we have limited access to an API endpoint where the get calls are restricted to…
02/05/2022 7 min read

How to Add jQuery to a Next.js App

Install jQuery from npm and load it only in the browser: a dynamic import inside useEffect, next/dynamic with…
02/05/2022 10 min read

Timeouts in Distributed Systems: Budgets, Cascading Failures, and Retry Safety

Timeouts in Distributed Systems bound how long a call may wait. Learn budgets, retry safety, and how to…
01/05/2022 1 min read

How to remove HTML comments in VS Code without extension

Try this regex At times we push the wrong update to the repository. In spite of fixing the…
27/04/2022 12 min read

Python Dataclasses and Classes: When to Use Each

Dataclasses remove boilerplate for plain data, and regular classes protect state and behavior. Learn frozen, slots, field(), and…