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I'm Humphrey, a full-stack web developer based in Cebu City, Philippines. I've been building web applications professionally since 2022, working with startups and local businesses.

// stack

backend
LaravelNestJSNode.jsPHPTypeScriptJavaScriptGo
frontend
ReactNext.jsTailwindVue
database
MySQLPostgreSQLTypeORMRedis
devops
DockerNginxTraefikCloudflaren8n
cms
WordPressFilament
testing & automation
PlaywrightPuppeteerMailhogMaildev
integrations
Resend
experimental
Kotlin (Dayag — beta)
also familiar with
DjangoPythonAdonisJSGitHub ActionsUnraidMikroTikAdGuard HomeTailscaleImmich
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// writing & engineering

blog.

Guides, architectural notes, and case studies from building production web systems.

Currently maintaining 8 active sites
#databases#postgresql#mysql

How YouTube Scales Its Database (And Why I Went Down a Rabbit Hole About It)

A Reddit thread about how YouTube scales its database sent me down a rabbit hole through Vitess, Citus, Aurora, and Redis internals, only to realize I have about four users per project.

Jul 23, 20264 min read
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