Steven Develops

An algorithm-first tour of BFS, topological sort, Dijkstra, and Bellman–Ford using one concrete example. Clear purposes, trade-offs, and TypeScript implementations you can drop into a codebase.

A systems-focused guide to greedy algorithms, how they relate to heaps and priority queues, and how to apply them effectively in JavaScript.

A practical, production-oriented deep dive into heaps, explained through event-driven design: from mental models to a robust TypeScript scheduler, duplicates, cancellation, and performance trade-offs.

An in-depth exploration of stacks — their structure, language-level nuances, and how they shape memory, execution flow, and algorithmic design.

A detailed exploration of the fast and slow pointer (tortoise and hare) technique, including its algorithmic foundation, low-level behavior, and performance implications in real systems.

A grounded exploration of how linked lists behave in real systems, where they’re still useful, and what they reveal about memory, performance, and data layout.

A deep dive into how HashMaps achieve O(1) average lookup time, exploring real-world use cases, system-level trade-offs, and alternatives for different workloads.

A systems-level exploration of the two-pointer technique — understanding its algorithmic efficiency, how it interacts with data structures, and why it reduces computational overhead.

Today I am exploring what MVC Architecture is, and how we can apply some of those concepts to a React Application.

As I prepare to build an application using gRPC, I figured the best way to start is finding out what it is and how it is different from a RESTful API.

Reflecting on some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Go programming language and its use in API development.

Sanity is my favorite tool I reach for when developing websites for clients. In this post, I detail out 3 reasons why it's my go to.

Welcome to Part 2 of deploying our Apollo GraphQL Castronaut App with Amazon Web Services. In this post, we deploy the React client using AWS Amplify to complete the full-stack journey.

As I approached the finale of my Apollo Odyssey GraphQL journey, my adventure took an unexpected turn. Due to a recent event involving Heroku and GitHub tokens, Heroku revoked all OAuth tokens, pushing me to deploy with AWS Lambda instead.