The Story of K-Nearest Neighbors: How Computers Learn from Their Neighbors
The world of computers can be very difficult to understand because there are so many big words. One…
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Dr. Arsalan Shahid
I design and build scalable back-end systems and modern web applications — and document everything I learn along the way.
.NET / ASP.NET Core
Angular
Azure
Microservices
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SQL
About
I'm a software engineer with a doctorate, specialising in enterprise back-end development with .NET Core, cloud architecture on Azure, and front-end work in Angular. I've spent years building distributed systems, designing microservice architectures, and mentoring teams.
This site is my public knowledge base — a place where I refine and share hard-earned lessons from real projects. Whether you're a developer looking for technical depth, or a business looking for someone to build your next web application, you're in the right place.
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The Developer’s Docker Quick Reference: Running Backend Services in PowerShell
Docker has become the standard for creating clean, isolated, and reproducible development environments. By containerizing services like databases…
Read articleThe Administrator’s Cookbook: A Definitive Guide to Running Backend Services with Docker and PowerShell
I. Introduction: The Modern Developer’s Local Environment In modern software development, the phrase “it works on my machine”…
Read articleAn Architect’s Deep Dive into the Azure Storage Platform: Internals, Service Analysis, and Implementation
Quick Review Programming Azure Blob Storage Demonstrates initializing a client, creating containers, and performing upload, list, download, and…
Read articleAn Architectural Analysis of the Blazor “Auto” Render Mode
Quick Review Introduction The journey of the Blazor framework has been one of refinement. It began with a…
Read articleA Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Transact-SQL
Quick Review: T-SQL Concepts at a Glance This summary provides a high-level overview of the key topics covered…
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