Sohan Basak
Sohan Basak

Engineering delightful product experiences

Hi, I'm Sohan - a tech enthusiast crafting memorable products with a flair for innovation and user empathy. My experience includes collaborations with Amazon and Signzy, enhancing my journey. Off the clock, I'm tuned into music, coffee, and continuous learning. Welcome to my world where technology meets artistry!

Latest Articles

Supercharged, Not Superseded: The Unexpected Future of Developers in an LLM World

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Software Development has existed since time immemorial, well, that's what it feels like in this accelerated, high speed age, in reality, programming has its roots in the '60s and only been established as a career as recent as the '80s. What it means is that, it's a really young discipline and as such, it's growing and new practices are arising very rapidly. In its few decades of existence, software engineering has gifted humanity a lot of really useful and seemingly impossible stuff - From Airplane Autopilots, to missile guidance systems, to autotune and autocomplete, and let's not forget - social media. However, in recent years a new technology has arrived - LLMs.

Back to SQL: Unpacking My Database Dilemma

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This post chronicles my journey from the allure of NoSQL to the rediscovery of SQL's strengths. While NoSQL offered flexibility, it came at the cost of schema chaos and eventual consistency woes. Re embracing SQL, with its focus on schema design and transactional integrity, brought back structure, reliability, and the power of JOINs (yes, even the 100-line ones!). Today, I navigate a balanced world where SQL reigns for core data and NoSQL tackles the unstructured, a testament to the ever-evolving tech landscape.

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