Soham RatnaparkhiBackend engineering: databases, distributed systems, Kubernetes and infrastructure.https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/Starting with Kubernetes: a map of every term you'll meethttps://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/starting-with-kubernetes/https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/starting-with-kubernetes/One line on each Kubernetes concept, from Pods to operators, in the order I'd learn them. The first part of a series that then takes each area in depth.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTBeginner guide to deploying Micro-services on Kuberneteshttps://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/beginner-guide-to-deploying-micro-services-on-kubernetes/https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/beginner-guide-to-deploying-micro-services-on-kubernetes/Dockerize two small Node.js services and deploy them to Kubernetes with Deployments, Services and a HorizontalPodAutoscaler.Thu, 25 May 2023 07:30:30 GMTNext.js 13.4: Everything You Need to Know (Part - 1)https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/nextjs-13-everything-you-need-to-know/https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/nextjs-13-everything-you-need-to-know/Part 1 of a Next.js 13.4 series: the App Router, server components, and handling loading and error states without hooks.Tue, 16 May 2023 18:39:19 GMTWhat is contributing to open-source and how to contribute to open-source programs 2023https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/what-is-contributing-to-open-source-and-how-to-contribute-to-open-source-programs-2023/https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/what-is-contributing-to-open-source-and-how-to-contribute-to-open-source-programs-2023/What open-source contribution is, why it's worth doing, how to start, and the programs that mentor or pay new contributors: GSoC, MLH, LFX, GSoD, Outreachy and more.Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:31:42 GMTFinite State Automatahttps://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/finite-state-automata/https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/finite-state-automata/DFA, NFA and epsilon-NFA, plus Mealy and Moore machines, with transition diagrams and where each one is used.Sat, 26 Nov 2022 04:59:24 GMTCSS - flexboxhttps://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/css-flexbox/https://www.sohamratnaparkhi.com/blog/posts/css-flexbox/The flexbox properties you actually use, on the parent container and on its children, with code and screenshots of each.Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:39:01 GMT