https://jatinbansal.com/blog/Recent content in Blog on Jatin BansalHugoen-usFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jatinbansal.com/blog/event-loops-with-java-virtual-threads/Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jatinbansal.com/blog/event-loops-with-java-virtual-threads/A practical guide to writing small event loops in Java 21 and Java 25 using virtual threads, blocking queues, direct control flow, and graceful shutdown.https://jatinbansal.com/blog/context-vs-prompt-engineering/Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://jatinbansal.com/blog/context-vs-prompt-engineering/Exploring the shift from prompt engineering to context engineering in AI systems, understanding context rot, and why managing context is becoming more critical than crafting prompts.https://jatinbansal.com/blog/stamped-lock/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://jatinbansal.com/blog/stamped-lock/Learn how Java’s StampedLock enables near lock-free reads with optimistic locking, why it’s useful for virtual threads and read-heavy workloads, and how to use it safely.https://jatinbansal.com/blog/scaling-postgres/Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://jatinbansal.com/blog/scaling-postgres/Learn how we scaled PostgreSQL to handle millions of inserts per hour using application-level sharding with Spring Boot, combining table partitioning and host-level sharding for robust performance.