Keshav Garg — Writing https://keshavgarg.com Writing on systems, audio tech, infrastructure, and software by Keshav Garg — software developer at Beat22. en-US Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:11:28 GMT me@keshavgarg.com (Keshav Garg) me@keshavgarg.com © 2026 Keshav Garg https://keshavgarg.com/me.webp Keshav Garg https://keshavgarg.com <![CDATA[Is SHA-256 Really Unbreakable?]]> https://medium.com/@keshavgarg24/is-sha-256-really-unbreakable-d22ac6431781 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/@keshavgarg24/is-sha-256-really-unbreakable-d22ac6431781 me@keshavgarg.com A deep dive into how cryptographic hashing actually works, why SHA-256 is the backbone of blockchain and digital security, and what it would realistically take to break it.

Read time: 8 min

Topics: Security, Cryptography

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]]> <![CDATA[KAFKA: Stream It, Scale It]]> https://medium.com/@keshavgarg24/kafka-stream-it-scale-it-d55b07410ae0 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/@keshavgarg24/kafka-stream-it-scale-it-d55b07410ae0 me@keshavgarg.com Why Kafka is not just another message queue: real-time data streaming, event-driven architecture, and why Kafka beats traditional databases for time-sensitive workloads.

Read time: 7 min

Topics: Kafka, Streaming, Scalability

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]]> <![CDATA[REDIS: Catch the Cache]]> https://medium.com/@keshavgarg24/redis-catch-the-cache-14f3e02c6123 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/@keshavgarg24/redis-catch-the-cache-14f3e02c6123 me@keshavgarg.com In-memory storage, why it exists, what it solves, and how Redis can make your application feel 10x faster without changing your core architecture.

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Topics: Redis, Database, Scalability

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