Cut through the hype and understand what Generative AI actually is, how it works, and why it matters. A hands-on introduction for developers and architects ready to build with LLMs.
Author: Nithin Mohan TK
Technology Enthusiast | .NET Specialist | Blogger | Gadget & Hardware Geek
The Architecture Decision That Will Make or Break Your System: Monolith vs Microservices in 2025
The debate between monolithic and microservices architectures has evolved significantly over the past decade. What was once a straightforward “microservices are better” narrative has matured into a nuanced understanding that the right architecture depends entirely on context. After leading architecture decisions across dozens of enterprise systems, I’ve learned that the most expensive mistakes come not… Continue reading
Design Thinking in the Age of AI: Why Human-Centered Product Development Matters More Than Ever
The resurgence of design thinking in enterprise software development might seem paradoxical in an era dominated by AI-generated solutions and automated workflows. Yet after two decades of building products across startups and Fortune 500 companies, I’ve never seen human-centered design principles more critical than they are today. The tools have changed dramatically, but the fundamental… Continue reading
Enterprise PostgreSQL on Google Cloud: AlloyDB Architecture for Mission-Critical Workloads
Introduction: Google Cloud AlloyDB provides a fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database service designed for demanding enterprise workloads. This comprehensive guide explores AlloyDB’s enterprise capabilities, from its disaggregated storage architecture and columnar engine to high availability configurations, migration strategies, and cost optimization. After implementing AlloyDB for organizations requiring PostgreSQL compatibility with cloud-native performance, I’ve found it delivers… Continue reading
The Vibe Coding Revolution: How AI Assistants Are Redefining Developer Productivity in 2025
The term “vibe coding” emerged organically from developer communities in late 2024, describing a new paradigm where programmers collaborate with AI assistants not just for code completion, but for entire development workflows. After spending two decades writing code the traditional way, I’ve spent the past year deeply immersed in this new world—and the productivity gains… Continue reading
Mastering Google Cloud Dataflow: Building Unified Batch and Streaming Pipelines at Scale
Introduction: Google Cloud Dataflow provides a fully managed, serverless data processing service built on Apache Beam that unifies batch and streaming pipelines. This comprehensive guide explores Dataflow’s enterprise capabilities, from pipeline design patterns and windowing strategies to autoscaling, cost optimization, and production monitoring. After building data pipelines processing terabytes daily across multiple cloud providers, I’ve… Continue reading
Security as Code: Why DevSecOps Is No Longer Optional in 2025
The traditional approach to security—treating it as a final checkpoint before deployment—has become a liability in modern software delivery. After two decades of building enterprise systems, I’ve witnessed the painful evolution from “security as an afterthought” to “security as code.” In 2025, DevSecOps isn’t just a best practice; it’s a survival requirement for any organization… Continue reading
Privacy-Preserving AI: Techniques for Sensitive Data
Last year, we trained a model on customer data. A researcher showed they could reconstruct customer information from model outputs. After implementing privacy-preserving techniques across 10+ projects, I’ve learned how to protect sensitive data while enabling AI capabilities. Here’s the complete guide to privacy-preserving AI. Figure 1: Privacy-Preserving AI Techniques Overview Why Privacy-Preserving AI Matters:… Continue reading
The Frontend Renaissance: Why 2025 Marks a Turning Point for Web Development
Something remarkable is happening in frontend development. After years of framework fatigue and build tool complexity, we’re witnessing a genuine renaissance—a convergence of mature tooling, refined patterns, and developer experience improvements that’s fundamentally changing how we build web applications. Having spent over two decades watching frontend evolution from table-based layouts to the current ecosystem, I… Continue reading
The Evolution of .NET: Why Modern C# Development Feels Like a Different Language
If you’ve been writing C# for more than a decade, you’ve witnessed something remarkable: the language you learned in the early 2000s bears only a superficial resemblance to what we write today. This isn’t just about new syntax sugar or additional libraries—it’s a fundamental shift in how we think about building applications. After twenty years… Continue reading