https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/ Posts about web development, backend engineering, and the decisions behind them - written from shipping real projects. en-us Vikram Kamble Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://vikky2810.github.io/src/assets/og-image.png https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/ https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/local-large-file-upload-tracker/ https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/local-large-file-upload-tracker/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Backend Vikram Kamble Chunked upload for 1-2 GB files in Node: 5MB chunks, Express + multer, resume, retries, progress, and stitching with a writeStream drain so files stay intact. https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/cpp-vs-node/ https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/cpp-vs-node/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Backend Vikram Kamble C++ vs Node.js HTTP benchmark with wrk: Crow 5.4k req/s, Node http 12k, uWebSockets 57k. Same route, same laptop, with code and why Crow lost to Node. https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/building-with-gemini-api/ https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/building-with-gemini-api/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 AI Vikram Kamble Why the Gemini API returns an empty response with status 200 (finishReason SAFETY, MAX_TOKENS), how to read real 400/429 error bodies, and what to send it. https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/sql-vs-nosql/ https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/sql-vs-nosql/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Backend Vikram Kamble When to use SQL vs NoSQL, from shipping real apps on MySQL and MongoDB: the actual trade-offs, code examples, common misconceptions, and a decision flowchart. https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/library-vs-framework/ https://vikky2810.github.io/blog/library-vs-framework/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Web Development Vikram Kamble The difference between a library and a framework is inversion of control. Explained with React vs Next.js code, a comparison table and a cooking analogy.