https://akshayd-dev.pages.dev/tags/llm/ Recent content in Llm on Akshay Deshpande Hugo en-us Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://akshayd-dev.pages.dev/posts/encoding-from-the-pov-of-dataflow-paths/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://akshayd-dev.pages.dev/posts/encoding-from-the-pov-of-dataflow-paths/ <p>When studying Chapter 4 of <em><strong>Designing Data-Intensive Applications</strong></em> (Encoding and Evolution), I quickly encounters a level of granularity that seems <em>mechanical</em>: binary formats, schema evolution, and serialization techniques. Yet behind this technical scaffolding lies something conceptually deeper. Encoding is not merely a process of serialization; it is the very grammar through which distributed systems express and interpret meaning. It is the act that allows a system’s internal thoughts — the data in memory — to be externalized into a communicable form. Without it, a database, an API, or a Kafka stream would be nothing but incomprehensible noise.</p>