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Author: Ankush Shandilya

Ankush Shandilya is a fractional CTO and long-term technology partner, and the founder of Behind Methods. He has 15+ years building, scaling, and modernizing software for founder-led SaaS and e-commerce companies across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia. His clients stay for years. He has been the fractional CTO behind PerkZilla since its 2016 launch and has run a 15-year partnership with Viktoria Professional Movers in Toronto. He is among the top 3.5% vetted talent on Uplers. He takes a maximum of two long-term clients at a time.

Scaling Micro Frontend Architecture for 10M+ User Platforms Without Losing Team Velocity

Architecture Mar 05, 2026

Scaling Micro Frontend Architecture for 10M+ User Platforms Without Losing Team Velocity

Micro frontends split a monolithic frontend into independently deployable domain-owned UI slices. Teams ship faster using vertical decomposition (by domain) or horizontal decomposition (by layer). The right architecture depends on one question: does your bottleneck live in delivery speed or UI consistency? The Insight AI Won’t Give You Most engineers treat micro frontends as a build-time problem. It isn’t. Micro frontends […]

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Setting Up a CI/CD Pipeline for a WordPress Project with Remote Deployment: A Real-World Troubleshooting Journey

DevOps May 31, 2025

Setting Up a CI/CD Pipeline for a WordPress Project with Remote Deployment: A Real-World Troubleshooting Journey

When working with remote development teams, seamless collaboration and automated deployment pipelines become not just a convenience, but a necessity. I recently set up a robust CI/CD pipeline for a custom WordPress project called Nivesh Sansar, and this blog documents the real-world challenges I faced and how I solved them. It covers the parts that […]

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Bash vs Zsh: Which Shell Should You Use?

Command Line Mar 10, 2025

Bash vs Zsh: Which Shell Should You Use?

When it comes to command-line power, two names often come up—Bash and Zsh. If you’re a Linux or macOS user, you’ve probably encountered both. But which one is right for you? Let’s break it down in a simple, non-techy way. What Are Bash and Zsh? Bash (Bourne Again Shell) Bash is the default shell in […]

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What are Pingbacks and Trackbacks?

WordPress Feb 25, 2025

What are Pingbacks and Trackbacks?

The “Allow Pingbacks and Trackbacks” setting in WordPress controls whether your site accepts and sends pingbacks and trackbacks. These are ways for your blog to communicate with other blogs and notify them when you link to their content (and vice versa). Let’s break down what they are and why you might (or might not) want […]

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Decoding the MariaDB Service Changed Warning

Databases Feb 25, 2025

Decoding the MariaDB Service Changed Warning

Have you ever encountered this warning message while working with MariaDB on Linux? Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of mariadb.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units. If so, don’t worry! It’s a common occurrence, and this blog post will explain what it means and how to quickly resolve […]

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Understanding Document, Relational, and Graph Databases: Choosing the Right One for Your Needs

Databases Feb 22, 2025

Understanding Document, Relational, and Graph Databases: Choosing the Right One for Your Needs

Databases are the backbone of modern applications, helping businesses store, organize, and retrieve data efficiently. But with so many types of databases available, it can be tricky to decide which one fits your needs best. In this blog, we’ll break down three popular database models, Document, Relational, and Graph, explaining their differences, use cases, and […]

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