Sahil Kapoor articles - 16 total
Synchronized Expiration in Distributed Systems
It’s 12:05 PM. Your user traffic is perfectly flat. Database CPU is stable at 38%. Suddenly, within...
Redis in Modern Systems
If you built backend systems in the late 2000s or early 2010s, you remember the pain. Databases...
Make the Consequence Real
There is a specific threshold in leadership where your instincts for problem solving still fire,...
An Ode to Stack Overflow: The Community That Taught a Generation to Think
I have been part of Stack Overflow for a long time. Long enough that my profile still feels like a...
How Cybersecurity Will Evolve in 2026
Over the last few years, even the organizations we tend to put on a pedestal for being...
Software Is Not Flexible. It Hardens as It Grows
We’ve been misled by the word soft. Software has earned a strange reputation over the years. Not...
Best AI Tools for Product Managers in 2026
Two years ago, most product managers were experimenting with generic AI tools like ChatGPT to speed...
Embedding Flutter Modules into Native Android and iOS Apps
We have an app built in native iOS and Android. It is a large codebase with years of history,...
MongoDB Data Modeling: How to Design Schemas for Real-World Applications
Every time I see a MongoDB system that performs beautifully at scale, it’s never because the team...
Your Career Isn’t a Ladder, It’s a Metamorphosis
💭 This piece was written by Nikkhita Bhowmick as part of the Guest Posts series on Sahil's...
2026 Prediction: Foundation Models Are Becoming a Black Hole for AI Startups
If you have been tracking AI startups over the last two years, something should already feel...
Beyond Paycheques: What Truly Keeps Employees Engaged
💭 This piece was written by Kriti Jain as part of the Guest Posts series on Sahil's...
The Strangler Fig Pattern: Growing Around Legacy
The Leaning Tower of Pisa shouldn’t exist today. The real story behind why it’s still standing is...
Distributed Veto Power (and the Death of Speed)
I keep coming back to this one moment that still annoys me more than it should. We had a super...
Why Being Better Isn't Good Enough
A few weeks ago I had this moment while wrestling with a workflow inside a supposedly premium tool....
Think Outside the Product
If you ask a Product Manager what they do, they will usually point to a roadmap. They will show you...