Practical SQL best practices for developers and DBAs. Learn how to design clean schemas, write readable and efficient queries, avoid common mistakes, and keep your database secure and fast

This chapter explores SQL Database questions that  .NET engineers should be able to answer in an interview.

Weekly tech digest: pagination strategies for large datasets, Uber’s rebuilt Apache Pinot query architecture, and Meta’s ML-based notification ranking system for Instagram.

Learn efficient SQL pagination techniques: offset, keyset, cursor, snapshot, hybrid & more. Understand trade-offs, use cases, and best practices.

This week: skip-level meeting insights, Uber’s standardized mobile analytics, event-driven architecture best practices, and double-booking solutions at scale.

Weekend Reading: A weekly roundup of interesting Software Architecture and Programming articles from tech companies. Find fresh ideas and insights every weekend.

Weekly tech digest: simple ACID guide, Uber’s HiveSync data lake replication, Atlassian’s new CI/CD platform, and Pinterest’s Moka data processing system.

Discover why skip-level meetings matter, the benefits for employees, managers, and leaders, plus common pitfalls and a simple agenda with ready-to-use questions to build trust and improve team culture.

Overview of the Microsoft Orleans framework: virtual actors, grains, runtime, and use cases. Build scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems in  .NET.

This week in the Weekend Reading Digest: database normalization guides, Hotstar’s real-time emoji system, Uber’s safe monorepo deployments, and Expedia’s Iceberg Write-Audit-Publish workflow.

Learn the BASE model in databases explained simply for junior developers. Understand how Basically Available, Soft State, and Eventual Consistency work in distributed systems, such as NoSQL.

A beginner-friendly guide to understanding ACID in databases. Learn Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability in simple terms, using SQL examples and real-world analogies, for junior developers.