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LSM-Tree Compaction Strategies: Leveled vs. Size-Tiered

LSM-Tree Compaction Strategies The storage engine is the heart of every high-performance NoSQL database (Cassandra, RocksDB, ScyllaDB). LSM-trees maximize write throughput by transforming random writes into sequential ap…

Apr 20, 20261 min read

Deep DiveDatabase Internals

#lsm-tree#storage-engine#performance

DatabasesAdvanced

LSM-Tree Compaction Strategies: Leveled vs. Size-Tiered

LSM-Tree Compaction Strategies LSM-tree based databases (Cassandra, RocksDB, ScyllaDB) don't update data in place. They write immutable SSTables. Over time, these files must be merged to reclaim space and improve reads.…

Apr 20, 20262 min read

Deep DiveBackend Systems Mastery

#databases#lsm-trees#cassandra

System DesignAdvanced

System Design: Designing a Local-First Key-Value Store (LevelDB/RocksDB)

System Design: Designing a Local-First Key-Value Store While distributed systems get all the glory, the foundation of every database is an efficient local storage engine. Whether it's LevelDB (Google), RocksDB (Meta), or…

Apr 20, 20262 min read

Deep Dive

#system-design#leveldb#rocksdb

Data EngineeringAdvanced

Kafka Streams: Real-Time Stream Processing Without a Separate Cluster

Kafka Streams is a Java library for building real-time stream processing applications. Unlike Flink or Spark Streaming, it has no separate cluster — it runs as a library inside your Java application. Each instance of you…

Apr 24, 20256 min read

Deep Dive

#kafka#kafka streams#stream processing