How Databases Checkpoint to Disk Without Stopping the World
Your database has gigabytes of dirty pages in memory. At some point they need to hit disk...
Hi, I'm Gaurav.
Software Engineer at Stripe, working on the Database Engine team. 10 years across startups and MNCs — infra, platform, databases.
I write about software systems, engineering decisions, and whatever else catches my interest. Previously at VMware, Rippling, and Lavelle Networks.
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