Monthly Tech Digest – July 2025

AI/ML

• Grep a million GitHub repositories via MCP - Vercel - https://vercel.com/blog/grep-a-million-github-repositories-via-mcp
•  MCP + SQL: The Secret Weapon To Connect AI to Enterprise Systems - The New Stack - https://thenewstack.io/mcp-sql-the-secret-weapon-to-connect-ai-to-enterprise-systems/
• The Full MCP Blueprint: Practical MCP Integration with 4 Popular Agentic Frameworks - https://www.dailydoseofds.com/model-context-protocol-crash-course-part-8/
• Model Context Protocol in Kotlin | Alexander Sysoev - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3hCBrxJHLo
• LLM quantization | LLM Inference Handbook - https://bentoml.com/llm/getting-started/llm-quantization

Robotics

• LeRobot.js - https://huggingface.co/blog/NERDDISCO/lerobotjs

DevOps

• Nginx Zero to Hero | Full Course with Hands-on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jZEfW8h5fQ

Architecture

• Must-Know Event-Driven Architectural Patterns - https://newsletter.systemdesigncodex.com/p/must-know-event-driven-architectural

Patterns

• Must-Know Event-Driven Architectural Patterns - https://newsletter.systemdesigncodex.com/p/must-know-event-driven-architectural

PHP

• Native array_first() and array_last() Functions in PHP 8.5 - https://laravel-news.com/native-array-first-and-array-last-functions-in-php-85
• Top 6 MySQL Database Management Struggles for Laravel Developers (And Smart Fixes) - https://laravel-news.com/top-6-mysql-database-management-struggles
• Dependency Injection in Laravel Closure Commands - https://laravel-news.com/dependency-injection-closure-commands
• Intelligent Parsing and Formatting of Names in PHP Applications  - https://laravel-news.com/name-of-person-php-package
• Content Negotiation with Laravel's prefers Method - https://laravel-news.com/request-prefers
• PHP Fatal Error Backtraces in PHP 8.5 - Laravel News - https://laravel-news.com/php-fatal-error-backtraces-in-php-85
• Blog Part 2: Optimizing Your Laravel Code — Advanced Tips and Suggestions | by Md Gias Uddin | Jun, 2025 | Medium - https://medium.com/@Gias_rubel/blog-part-2-optimizing-your-laravel-code-advanced-tips-and-suggestions-ff04156fc52a
• Launching the Laravel Browserless SDK: Elegant Browser Automation for Laravel Applications | Christopher Miller - https://christophermiller.tech/blog/laravel-browserless-sdk-launch
• Run Laravel Pint Faster in Parallel Mode - Laravel News - https://laravel-news.com/run-laravel-pint-faster-in-parallel-mode
• Conditionally Fail Queue Jobs While Throttling Exceptions in Laravel 12.20 - https://laravel-news.com/laravel-12-20-0
• Stop Ignoring Important Returns with PHP 8.5’s `#[\NoDiscard]` Attribute — Amit Merchant — A blog on PHP, JavaScript, and more - https://www.amitmerchant.com/the-nodiscard-attribute-in-php-85/
• Singleton and Scoped Container Attributes in Laravel 12.21 - https://laravel-news.com/laravel-12-21-0
• Retrieve the Currently Executing Closure in PHP 8.5 -  https://laravel-news.com/retrieve-the-currently-executing-closure-in-php-85
• PHP Pipe Operator Explained — Cleaner, More Readable PHP Code - https://acairns.co.uk/posts/php/pipe-operator

Python

• Making a Simple HTTP Server with Asyncio Protocols -  https://jacobpadilla.com/articles/asyncio-protocols
• A Gentle Introduction to Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in Python - KDnuggets - https://www.kdnuggets.com/gentle-introduction-principal-component-analysis-pca-in-python

Golang

• Logging in Go with Slog: A Practitioner's Guide · Dash0 - https://www.dash0.com/guides/logging-in-go-with-slog

Database

• What Every Engineer Should Know About Write-Ahead Logs (WAL) in PostgreSQL - https://newsletter.systemdesignclassroom.com/p/postgresql-write-ahead-logs-wal-durability-replication
• Database Index Internals: Understanding the Data Structures - https://blog.bytebytego.com/p/database-index-internals-understanding
• Why Companies Are Moving Away from Elasticsearch - https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-features/why-companies-are-moving-away-from-elasticsearch/

Redis

• In REDIS, what is the difference between LIST, SET and SORTED SET? - https://alphons.io/question/7351/in-redis-what-is-the-difference-between-list-set-and-sorted-set
• Building a Robust Redis Client: Async Redis + Tenacity + Circuit Breaker - DEV Community - https://dev.to/akarshan/building-a-robust-redis-client-with-retry-logic-in-python-jeg
• Running Redis in Docker: A Practical Guide - https://www.dragonflydb.io/guides/running-redis-in-docker-a-practical-guide
• Redis 8.2 Preparing More Performance Optimizations, SVS-VAMANA - Phoronix - https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redis-8.2-RC1-Released

Postgres

• PostgreSQL Monitoring with pg_stat_statements - https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/8295/postgresql-monitoring-with-pg-stat-statements/

Android

• The Holder Pattern in Kotlin for Android Developers - https://itnext.io/the-holder-pattern-in-android-kotlin-7ae5db760659

Docker

• Extend Docker Compose with Provider Services - https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-compose-with-provider-services/
• Getting Started with Docker Offload - DEV Community - https://dev.to/bobbyiliev/getting-started-with-docker-offload-8ek

Kubernetes

• Calico: Open-source solution for Kubernetes networking, security, and observability - Help Net Security - https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/21/open-source-kubernetes-networking-security-observability/
• Kubernetes Cost Optimization May Do More Harm Than Good - https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/kubernetes-cost-optimization-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good-177567.html
• Prometheus Sharding in Kubernetes Explained - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql9OPtr4Pbc
• Kubernetes Monitoring backend 2.2: better cluster observability through new alert and recording rules | Grafana Labs - https://grafana.com/blog/2025/07/15/kubernetes-monitoring-backend-2.2-better-cluster-observability-through-new-alert-and-recording-rules/
• Kubernetes Finally Solves Its Biggest Problem: Managing Databases  - https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-finally-solves-its-biggest-problem-managing-databases/

Algorithm

• How I Mastered Data Structures and Algorithms - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryeycH0njP8

Software Engineering

• The Great Indian IT Crash: Why You, An Engineer, Are Struggling To Find A Job - https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/the-great-indian-crash-why-you-an-engineer-are-struggling-to-find-a-job-8872422
• Coding Interviews were HARD, until I learned these Patterns - DEV Community - https://dev.to/somadevtoo/coding-interviews-was-hard-until-i-learned-these-patterns-2ji7
• TCS Layoffs 2025 | 12000 Jobs Lost | affecting 2% of its workforce I #tcsnews #tcs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJnOnEC2n0M
• Data Structure and Algorithm Patterns for LeetCode Interviews - https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/data-structure-and-algorithm-patterns-for-leetcode-interviews/