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Introducing RelaxLang: A Beginner-Friendly Programming Language**

Jan 16, 2025 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

In the vast and ever-evolving world of programming languages, creating one from scratch is a feat that blends art, science, and a touch of magic. Today, I am excited to introduce RelaxLang, a simple yet powerful interpreted programming language. Inspired by Robert Nystrom's Crafting Interpreters and the Lox programming language, RelaxLang is designed to be accessible for beginners while being feature-rich for enthusiasts who want to dive deeper into language design and implementation.
Building RelaxTube: A Scalable Video Transcoding and Streaming Application

Jan 14, 2025 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

IntroductionRelaxTube is a feature-rich and scalable application designed to demonstrate the workflow of video transcoding and streaming. The project highlights the use of modern technologies like Node.js, React, Kafka, FFmpeg, MongoDB, and Docker. It efficiently processes videos by transcoding them into multiple quality levels, segmenting them for smoother streaming, and generating thumbnail previews.
Introducing GitaVerse: Access Bhagavad Gita Verses Programmatically π

Dec 17, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

In the world of modern development, spiritual and literary texts can be made more accessible to developers through clean APIs and libraries. GitaVerse is a modern TypeScript library that enables you to access, explore, and retrieve shlokas (verses) from the Bhagavad Gita with ease. π What is GitaVerse? GitaVerse is a TypeScript-based NPM library that allows developers to programmatically fetch the Bhagavad Gita's verses (shlokas), including translations, synonyms, and original Devanagari text.
Introducing NexaPHP: A Lightweight MVC PHP Framework

Nov 7, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

Building PHP applications often involves a lot of boilerplate code and organization to maintain a clean structure. Many developers reach for frameworks like Laravel or Symfony to handle this, but what if you just need a light, straightforward MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework? NexaPHP might be exactly what you're looking for.
Building a Regex Engine in Go: Introducing MatchGo

Nov 4, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

In today's programming landscape, regular expressions (regex) are invaluable tools for text processing, enabling developers to search, match, and manipulate strings with precision. I recently embarked on an exciting project to create a regex engine in Go, named MatchGo, utilizing a Non-deterministic Finite Automaton (NFA) approach. This blog post will walk you through the development journey of MatchGo, highlighting its features and practical usage.
Building a URL Shortener with Rate Limiting and Redis in Go

Nov 4, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

URL shorteners like Bitly or TinyURL are incredibly popular tools, but have you ever wondered what goes into building one? In this blog, we’ll dive into how I built a custom URL shortener in Go with rate limiting and a Redis database for data storage and IP tracking. We’ll cover the core features, the tech stack, and the challenges I encountered along the way.
Building a Redis Clone: A Deep Dive into In-Memory Data Storage

Nov 4, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

In the world of data storage solutions, Redis stands out as a powerful in-memory key-value store. With its high performance and versatility, it has become the go-to choice for many developers. In this blog post, I will walk you through the process of building a Redis clone from scratch, sharing insights, challenges, and the design choices I made along the way.
Building a Web Search Engine in Go with Elasticsearch

Nov 4, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

Web search engines are essential for indexing vast amounts of online information, making it accessible in milliseconds. In this project, I built a search engine in Go (Golang) named RelaxSearch. It combines web scraping, periodic data indexing, and search functionality by integrating with Elasticsearch—a powerful search and analytics engine.
From Theory to Practice: Developing a Distributed Key-Value Database with Sharding and Replication

Nov 1, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

IntroductionDistributed key-value databases are a type of NoSQL database that store data as a collection of key-value pairs across a distributed system. Unlike traditional databases that rely on a centralized server, distributed key-value stores allow for horizontal scaling by spreading data across multiple nodes, which enhances availability and fault tolerance.
Building a High-Performance Full-Text Search Engine in Go

Oct 31, 2024 | dev.to | Ravi Kishan

1. IntroductionIn today’s world, where vast amounts of information are constantly being generated, accessing relevant data efficiently is essential. Full-text search engines enable fast data retrieval by indexing textual content, forming the backbone of applications ranging from search engines to data analytics tools. Given the massive datasets involved, search engines require a sophisticated approach to indexing and querying for optimal performance.