How I Use Cursor to Build at 1000x Speed
A deep dive into how I use Cursor AI to ship production features faster than ever, the workflows that actually work, and why my company sponsors the Ultra plan for every engineer
All the topics I've covered. I write about React, Next.js, TypeScript, databases, AI/ML, cloud deployment, performance optimization, and system design.
A deep dive into how I use Cursor AI to ship production features faster than ever, the workflows that actually work, and why my company sponsors the Ultra plan for every engineer
Learn how Bloom filters work: a probabilistic data structure that tells you with 100% certainty when something doesn't exist. Understand hash functions, bit arrays, false positives, and real-world use cases like recommendation engines and web crawlers.
Learn when and why to use asynchronous processing. Understand message queues, streams, and real-time Pub/Sub for building scalable, decoupled systems.
Understand caching fundamentals: what it is, why it matters, and how to use it. Learn about cache architecture, key-value access patterns, and real-world examples with Redis and Memcached.
Explore the world of NoSQL databases: Document DBs, Key-Value Stores, and Graph Databases. Learn when to use each type, their trade-offs, and why they scale horizontally out of the box.
Deep dive into how database transactions work under the hood. Understand ACID properties, isolation levels, locking mechanisms, and implementation across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB
Learn how to build an intelligent chatbot using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Qdrant vector database, OpenAI embeddings, and Next.js. A complete guide to creating context-aware AI assistants.
Learn how to deploy a full portfolio stack with Coolify, featuring Postgres, Redis, and a Next.js app on a single server
Prisma ORM setup guide for PostgreSQL with Node.js and TypeScript, includes step-by-step instructions for efficient, type-safe database operations
Implement real-time updates with FastAPI using Server-Sent Events (SSE) for efficient long-running processes and live data streaming
Learn how to simplify Python dependency management using Poetry with easy installation, project setup, and a FastAPI server example