Abstract representation of compiler IR flowing into a register grid.

Inside the QBE JIT compiler: register allocation and inline caching in practice

How QBE compiles SSA IR to machine code, with a close look at its linear-scan register allocator and the inline caching techniques production JITs use to recover lost megamorphic performance.

September 3, 2026 · 13 min · 2751 words · martinuke0
Network packets flowing through an eBPF/XDP datapath diagram.

Building an eBPF-Powered Packet Classifier in C: A CV-Worthy Systems Project

Build a production-shaped eBPF/XDP packet classifier from scratch in C. Real code, real architecture, and a clear roadmap to extend it into a senior-level systems project.

September 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2172 words · martinuke0
Layered diagram of a key-value store with WAL, memtable, SSTables, and compaction.

Building a Mini LSM-Tree Key-Value Store in Rust: A CV-Grade Systems Project

Build a runnable LSM-tree key-value store with a write-ahead log in Rust, from WAL append to SSTable flush to compaction. The exact project to make your CV read like a database engineer’s.

September 2, 2026 · 12 min · 2532 words · martinuke0
A stylized illustration of transformer blocks and a KV cache heatmap.

Build Your Own Inference Engine: From Scratch

Demystify how LLM inference works by building a tiny inference engine from scratch. Covers tokenization, the transformer forward pass, KV cache, and decoding.

September 1, 2026 · 10 min · 2116 words · martinuke0
A dashboard visualizing utilization, saturation, and errors across a distributed system.

Mastering the USE Method: Investigating System Bottlenecks through Utilization, Saturation, and Errors

A step‑by‑step guide that shows engineers how to gather and interpret utilization, saturation, and error metrics, then translate them into actionable architecture changes.

May 31, 2026 · 9 min · 1884 words · martinuke0
Feedback