A blog about backend development, software engineering, and other tech topics. https://saybackend.com/ Private in-browser code formatter and minifier for 20+ languages, built on WebAssembly. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/projects/03-happyformatter/ https://saybackend.com/projects/03-happyformatter/ How I turned repeated AI coding mistakes into Oxlint rules, measured the existing mess, and made touched files clean up their own warnings. Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/lint-ai-generated-code/ https://saybackend.com/blog/lint-ai-generated-code/ How we used AI, profiling, adversarial tests, and repeatable Go benchmarks to cut hot-path work and make filtered log writes up to 77x faster. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/happycontext-go-performance/ https://saybackend.com/blog/happycontext-go-performance/ A simple CLIProxyAPI setup for using Codex-backed models from Claude Code and Conductor. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/codex-subscription-claude-code-conductor/ https://saybackend.com/blog/codex-subscription-claude-code-conductor/ Connect Factory Droid to Claude Max and Codex subscriptions via CLIProxyAPI, a local OAuth-to-API-key proxy. Setup, models, and troubleshooting. Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/cliproxyapi-factory-droid-byok/ https://saybackend.com/blog/cliproxyapi-factory-droid-byok/ Behind the scenes of happymode: a native macOS menu bar app that switches appearance by sunrise/sunset or custom times, no external APIs needed. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/happymode-macos-appearance-scheduler/ https://saybackend.com/blog/happymode-macos-appearance-scheduler/ A deep dive into happycontext, a Go wide-logging library emitting one structured event per request for slog, zap, zerolog, and major routers. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/happycontext-wide-logging-golang/ https://saybackend.com/blog/happycontext-wide-logging-golang/ Personal portfolio website showcasing backend engineering work, technical writing, and projects. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/projects/02-kamran-sh/ https://saybackend.com/projects/02-kamran-sh/ A build log of cloning PlanetScale's pg_strict in Rust: sqlparser pitfalls, executor hooks, and a zero-overhead post_parse_analyze_hook solution. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/recreating-planetscale-pg-strict-in-rust/ https://saybackend.com/blog/recreating-planetscale-pg-strict-in-rust/ Theme management, Mermaid diagrams, and infrastructure improvements. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2026-jan-saybackend-changelog/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2026-jan-saybackend-changelog/ Updated for Zustand v5: persist state in the URL hash so users can copy, share, and restore app state across sessions. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2023-dec-zustand-url-state-sharing/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2023-dec-zustand-url-state-sharing/ Compare PostgreSQL 18 native UUIDv7 with custom UUIDv7, ULID, and TypeID using real benchmarks, index locality tradeoffs, and key recommendations. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/uuidv7-postgres-comparison/ https://saybackend.com/blog/uuidv7-postgres-comparison/ How to break down text for RAG systems: from character-based splits to adaptive chunking, and which strategies improve retrieval accuracy. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2025-feb-text-chunking-rag-systems/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2025-feb-text-chunking-rag-systems/ Start Apache Kafka locally with Docker Compose and KRaft mode, avoid ZooKeeper, configure advertised listeners, and verify the broker with Kafka UI. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2025-jan-kafka-docker-kraft-mode/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2025-jan-kafka-docker-kraft-mode/ Deploy a Next.js app without Vercel using standalone output, Docker, and a production-ready Node server that can run on any VM, container host, or cloud. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-sep-nextjs-deploy-any-server/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-sep-nextjs-deploy-any-server/ Learn how to build an app with Next.js and Electron with Server Components support Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-aug-nextjs-electron-server-components/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-aug-nextjs-electron-server-components/ Create best Dockerfile for Golang, optimize your Dockerfile for Golang and make it blazingly fast! 🔥 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-jun-golang-dockerfile-optimized/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-jun-golang-dockerfile-optimized/ Everything new on SayBackend: features, enhancements, and fixes shipped in this release. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-jun-saybackend-changelog/ https://saybackend.com/blog/2024-jun-saybackend-changelog/ A comprehensive SaaS application to enhance the review system of eCommerce sites. Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://saybackend.com/projects/01-reviewhq/ https://saybackend.com/projects/01-reviewhq/