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If this is your first visit, welcome. Refactor & Reflect is a blog of long-form architectural analyses on AI, modern frontends, Azure internals, and distributed systems.

5 topic clusters 35 long-form essays ~20 min avg read

// 01Artificial Intelligence

All Artificial Intelligence →
#artificial-intelligence

The Story of K-Nearest Neighbors: How Computers Learn from Their Neighbors

Mar 2 · 21 min

// 02Client-Side JS Frameworks

All Client-Side JS Frameworks →
#frontend

Angular Syntax: A Hands-On Crash Course

Aug 22 · 21 min
#frontend

Browser Local Storage: A Comprehensive Technical and Security Analysis

Aug 22 · 32 min
#frontend

An In-Depth Guide to Testing Angular Applications with Jasmine

Aug 19 · 31 min
#frontend

A Comprehensive Treatise on High-Performance Angular Applications: Strategies, Architectures, and Tooling

Aug 12 · 35 min

// 03Distributed Systems & Microservices

All Distributed Systems & Microservices →
#distributed-systems

MicroServices Coordination – 3

Jul 11 · 7 min
#distributed-systems

MicroServices Coordination – 2

Jul 11 · 11 min
#distributed-systems

MicroServices Coordination – 1

Nov 13 · 5 min

// 04Azure Internals

All Azure Internals →
#azure-internals

An Architect’s Deep Dive into the Azure Storage Platform: Internals, Service Analysis,…

Aug 23 · 45 min
#azure-internals

An Expert-Level discourse on the Azure Databricks Platform

Aug 6 · 35 min

// 05Backend & .NET

All Backend & .NET →
#backend-net

A Comprehensive Architectural Analysis of MediatR + Vertical Slice CQRS in .NET…

Apr 14 · 11 min
#backend-net

An Architectural Analysis of the Blazor “Auto” Render Mode

Aug 23 · 23 min
#backend-net

A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Transact-SQL

Aug 23 · 40 min
#backend-net

A Code-Focused Deep Dive into Entity Framework Core Internals

Aug 22 · 34 min