AI & Machine Learning
Temperature & Top_p in Language Models: The Two Knobs Every AI Engineer Must Understand
You can write perfect prompts and still get bad outputs — if you don't understand these two parameters.
Manav Oza
2026-02-26
Featured Article
Building Your First MCP Server (Model Context Protocol)
The rise of AI agents has shifted how we build software. Instead of just APIs, we now design context-aware systems that can communicate intelligently with LLMs.
Manav Oza
2026-03-03
6 min read
AI & Machine Learning
Writing an Effective Prompt: A Developer's Guide to Getting the Best Out of AI
If you've been treating AI prompts like Google search queries, you're leaving 80% of the value on the table.
Manav Oza
2026-02-24
AI & Machine Learning
The Art of Context Window Optimization
You're in a conversation with an AI. You ask it a question. It gives you a mediocre answer. So you paste in more information, more examples, more context. Then another 200 characters. Then a whole code file. And somehow... the answer gets worse, not better.
Manav Oza
2026-02-19
AI & Machine Learning
Understanding Tokens and Tokenization: The Foundation of Modern LLMs
When you interact with ChatGPT, Claude, or any other large language model, there's a fundamental process happening behind the scenes that most users never think about: tokenization. Understanding this concept isn't just academic—it directly impacts your API costs, prompt design, and how effectively you can leverage AI in your applications.
Manav Oza
2026-02-17
Test Driven Development
Stop Chasing 100% Code Coverage: A Better Testing Strategy for Jest
As engineering leaders and developers, we've all been there—staring at a coverage report showing 98% and feeling that nagging urge to squeeze out those last two percentage points. But here's the uncomfortable truth: 100% code coverage doesn't guarantee 100% bug-free code.
Manav Oza
2026-02-12
Test Driven Development
Understanding Gherkin Feature Files: Making Test Scenarios Human-Readable
When building end-to-end test automation, one of the biggest challenges teams face is the communication gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders. Product managers, QA analysts, and developers often struggle to speak the same language when discussing test scenarios. This is where Gherkin feature files come in.
Manav Oza
2026-02-10
Backend Development
AWS Cognito: The Complete Guide to Getting It Right the First Time
AWS Cognito is a fully managed authentication, authorization, and user management service. It handles user sign-up, sign-in, account recovery, and access control without requiring you to build or maintain authentication infrastructure.
Manav Oza
2026-02-05
Mobile Development
FlashList vs FlatList: A Deep Dive into React Native's Performance Revolution
If you're building React Native applications with lengthy scrollable lists, you've likely encountered performance bottlenecks. Shopify's FlashList emerged as a solution to these challenges, promising up to 10x better performance than the traditional FlatList. Let's explore what makes FlashList different and when you should adopt it in your projects.
Manav Oza
2026-02-03
Frontend Development
Why Semantic HTML Still Matters in Modern Web Development
Semantic HTML is one of those fundamentals that pays dividends across your entire stack, from SEO to accessibility to long-term maintainability. Let me break down why it deserves your attention, even when deadlines are tight.
Manav Oza
2026-01-29
Frontend Development
Framer Motion Quickstart: Bring Your React Apps to Life
Animations can make or break user experience. They guide attention, provide feedback, and make interfaces feel responsive and alive. But let's be honest—implementing smooth, performant animations in React has traditionally been a pain.
Manav Oza
2026-01-27
Backend Development
Understanding LEFT JOINs in SQL: A Complete Guide
A LEFT JOIN (also called LEFT OUTER JOIN) returns all records from the left table and the matched records from the right table. If there's no match, the result will still include the row from the left table, but with NULL values for columns from the right table.
Manav Oza
2026-01-22
Backend Development
Correlation IDs: The Unsung Hero of Distributed Systems
In the world of distributed systems, where requests traverse multiple services and components, understanding the flow of a request can be challenging. This is where correlation IDs come into play—a simple yet powerful technique to trace and debug requests across system boundaries.
Manav Oza
2026-01-19
Application Development
Offline-First Mobile Apps: Building Resilient Apps with PowerSync and React Native
Have you ever used an app and immediately felt frustrated because it didn't work without an internet connection? Today's users expect their mobile apps to work seamlessly whether they're on a strong WiFi connection, a slow 4G network, or completely offline. This is where offline-first architecture comes in—a paradigm shift that prioritizes local data storage and synchronization to deliver superior user experiences.
Manav Oza
2026-01-09
Backend Development
Complete Guide to Rate Limiting in Node.js: Express & NestJS
Rate limiting is a critical security mechanism that controls how many requests a client can make to your API within a specified time window. Without proper rate limiting, your application becomes vulnerable to abuse, DDoS attacks, and resource exhaustion.
Manav Oza
2026-01-05
Backend Development
Quickstart with Knex - Query Builder for JavaScript
Imagine you're building a JavaScript application that needs to talk to a database. You could write SQL queries as strings, but that gets messy fast. Knex is like having a translator that converts clean JavaScript code into proper SQL queries.
Manav Oza
2025-12-31
Frontend Development
CStreaming UI: Building Real-Time Interfaces with Server Components + Suspense
Picture this: A user lands on your e-commerce dashboard. Instead of staring at a loading spinner for 3 seconds while everything loads, they immediately see the header, then the navigation appears, followed by product cards streaming in as they're ready. This isn't magic—it's the power of Server Components combined with Suspense.
Manav Oza
2025-09-11
Frontend Development
Crafting Frontend with Atomic Design Pattern
Picture this: You're building a house. Would you start by constructing entire rooms, or would you first ensure you have quality bricks, mortar, windows, and doors? Just like in construction, building scalable frontend applications requires starting with the smallest, most fundamental pieces and combining them into increasingly complex structures.
Manav Oza
2025-09-05
AI & Machine Learning
Perplexity Comet Browser: A Comprehensive Developer’s Guide for 2025
In an era of information overload and rapid technological innovation, the Perplexity Comet Browser stands apart as an AI-native web platform crafted for the next generation of human-Internet interaction. Launched in May 2025, Comet is designed to revolutionize not just how we browse, but how we learn, think, build, and act online—making it a compelling tool for developers of all backgrounds.
Manav Oza
2025-08-29