saksham gupta
cs undergrad. i build backend systems and full stack apps. fellow programming enthusiast. currently taming agents to write code while i doomscroll twitter. i also write about databases, networks, systems internals, and whatever i find cool.
now playing—
currentlydec 2025 – present
Freestand
full-stack developer · internshipping stuff end to end, working across frontend, database designing, and basically all things fullstack.
writingall posts →
Git is a Database
Jan 5, 2026
Redis From Scratch
Oct 16, 2025
Journey of a request — Beyond the Protocols
Have you ever thought about what goes behind the scenes when you make a request on the internet?
Oct 5, 2025
projectsall projects →
tinygit
GolangA git like version control system written in go
cachy
Golang·gRPCA distributed caching system built with Go and gRPC, featuring consistent hashing for scalable data distribution and LRU eviction policies
ratelimit
Golang·RedisA simple token bucket rate limiter implementation, with per user tracking and burst handling