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AI is Not Real: A Software Engineering Perspective
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Engineering
- Machine Learning
- Technology Ethics
- Published: 28 May, 2024
- Updated: 30 May, 2026
We have all seen the wave of hype around artificial intelligence. It is everywhere, from tech conferences to science fiction scripts. As software engineers, though, we need to look past the marketing
Kubernetes Networking Demystified: CNI Plugins, Network Policies, and Pod-to-Pod Communication
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- Kubernetes
- Networking
- Cloud Native
- Infrastructure
- Published: 13 Apr, 2026
If you've spent any time with Kubernetes, you know that networking is often the part that makes people's heads spin. It feels like magic until something breaks, and then you're staring at a maze of vi
Service Mesh Deep Dive: Istio vs. Linkerd
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- Kubernetes
- Service Mesh
- Cloud Native
- Microservices
- Networking
- Published: 06 Apr, 2026
So, you're diving into the world of cloud-native stuff, huh? Managing all those microservices can get pretty tricky. As you break your apps into smaller, independent pieces, making sure they talk
GitOps vs. Traditional IaC for Kubernetes: A Comparative Analysis
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- GitOps
- Kubernetes
- Cloud Native
- Published: 25 Mar, 2026
If you're managing modern cloud-native applications, especially with Kubernetes, you know it can be a real puzzle. Getting containers to work together, handling all those configurations, and scaling t
Serverless Observability: A Comprehensive Guide to AWS Lambda Monitoring
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- AWS Lambda
- Serverless
- Observability
- Monitoring
- Published: 21 Mar, 2026
Introduction: Why Serverless Observability is Non-Negotiable for AWS Lambda? What is Serverless Computing and AWS Lambda? Serverless computing is a big change in how we build things i
Designing SLOs and Error Budgets: Your Blueprint for Sustainable Reliability
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- SRE
- SLO
- Error Budgets
- Reliability
- Published: 14 Mar, 2026
In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses are always trying to balance two big things: getting new features out fast and keeping their services super reliable. Every tech team deals with this, p
Edge Computing: AWS Lambda@Edge vs. Cloudflare Workers – A Practical Guide
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- Edge Computing
- AWS Lambda
- Cloudflare
- Serverless
- Published: 07 Mar, 2026
The digital world keeps changing, and so do the demands on our apps and services. We all expect instant responses, smooth experiences, and things to just work, no matter where we are. This constant pu
Navigating the Future of Cloud with Multi-Cloud IaC: Pulumi and Crossplane
- Mohammad Abu Mattar
- Multi Cloud
- Infrastructure as Code
- Pulumi
- Crossplane
- Published: 28 Feb, 2026
Why Are Organizations Embracing Multi-Cloud Strategies? Organizations are really getting into multi-cloud these days. Instead of sticking with just one cloud provider, they're using a mix of p