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Nikhil Pothuru

Nikhil Pothuru

Java Through the Ages: A Historical Overview

Java Through the Ages: A Historical Overview

Java is one of the most popular and influential languages in the world. Its dominance in the industry can be attributed to many reasons including platform independence, a rich standard library, enterprise adoption, and a strong community that works towards its continuous improvement. In my own software engineering journey, it

SOLID: 5 Principles of Software Design

SOLID: 5 Principles of Software Design

Back in 2000, Robert C. Martin put out a paper Design Principles and Design Patterns to explain proper software architecture at the module level. This eventually led to the coining of the acronym SOLID which summarizes 5 key principles in object-oriented software development: the single responsibility principle, open-closed principle, Liskov

Dealing with Authorization over HTTP

Dealing with Authorization over HTTP

This week I’ve been researching different concepts related to authentication to learn how to build an authentication microservice. As part of that research, one of the concepts I've been looking into is how authorization works over HTTP and the constraints that would need to be handled. (To

The 4 Principles of Object-Oriented Programming (A.P.I.E)

The 4 Principles of Object-Oriented Programming (A.P.I.E)

My roommate and I were recently talking about what a good technical interview for a new grad would consist of. Based on our work experience, we were trying to come up with the principles that interviewees should be comfortable with. One concept that I think is important for all software

What is the difference between a Toolkit, a Framework, and a Library?

What is the difference between a Toolkit, a Framework, and a Library?

This week I was reading the first chapter of “Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software” (I’ll refer to it from now on as “The DP Book”). While reading this chapter, I came across the terms "toolkit" and "framework". These were terms I’d always

Goals of an Auth System

Goals of an Auth System

Recently, I’ve been working on building an authentication microservice that I can utilize in future projects. This article aims to explain the goals of an auth system and go over some key terms that help clarify these goals. What is the goal of an auth system? The primary goal

Why I’m writing this blog?

Why I’m writing this blog?

Hi there! I'm Nikhil Pothuru, a software engineer based in the Bay Area. With over 6 years of experience writing software, including 2.5 years in the industry, I've been reflecting on my journey and thinking about the next steps in developing my software engineering skills.