<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <id>https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/</id><title>Norman Fwamba</title><subtitle></subtitle> <updated>2026-08-26T08:45:29+03:00</updated> <author> <name>Norman Khisa Fwamba</name> <uri>https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/</uri> </author><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/feed.xml"/><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en" href="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/"/> <generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator> <rights> © 2026 Norman Khisa Fwamba </rights> <icon>/normanblogs/assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico</icon> <logo>/normanblogs/assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png</logo> <entry><title>.NET Aspire: Building Cloud-Native Distributed Applications</title><link href="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/dotnet-aspire-presentation/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title=".NET Aspire: Building Cloud-Native Distributed Applications" /><published>2026-08-26T00:00:00+03:00</published> <updated>2026-08-26T00:00:00+03:00</updated> <id>https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/dotnet-aspire-presentation/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/dotnet-aspire-presentation/" /> <author> <name>Norman Fwamba</name> </author> <category term=".NET" /> <category term="Cloud Native" /> <category term="Architecture" /> <summary>A comprehensive presentation guide and architecture walkthrough on building cloud-native distributed applications with .NET Aspire, CQRS, RabbitMQ messaging, and Polly resilience.</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Presentation Guide: Logs &amp; Metrics – Beyond the Basics</title><link href="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/Logs_Metrics_Presentation_Guide/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Presentation Guide: Logs &amp;amp; Metrics – Beyond the Basics" /><published>2026-05-14T00:00:00+03:00</published> <updated>2026-05-14T00:00:00+03:00</updated> <id>https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/Logs_Metrics_Presentation_Guide/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/Logs_Metrics_Presentation_Guide/" /> <author> <name>Norman Fwamba</name> </author> <category term="Observability" /> <category term="Software Engineering" /> <category term="DevOps" /> <summary>A team workshop and presentation guide on moving from reactive logging to proactive observability with logs, metrics, and correlation IDs.</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Search Engine Load Test Report: ParadeDB vs Elasticsearch</title><link href="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/LOAD_TEST_REPORT/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Search Engine Load Test Report: ParadeDB vs Elasticsearch" /><published>2026-04-23T00:00:00+03:00</published> <updated>2026-04-23T00:00:00+03:00</updated> <id>https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/LOAD_TEST_REPORT/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/LOAD_TEST_REPORT/" /> <author> <name>Norman Fwamba</name> </author> <category term="Performance Testing" /> <category term="Search Systems" /> <category term="DevOps" /> <summary>A detailed performance benchmark comparing ParadeDB (PostgreSQL BM25) and Elasticsearch under load, highlighting speed, scalability, cost, and operational trade-offs to guide production search architecture decisions.</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Logs &amp; Metrics: What Engineers Need to Know</title><link href="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/Logs_vs_Metrics_Practical_Guide/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Logs &amp;amp; Metrics: What Engineers Need to Know" /><published>2026-02-09T00:00:00+03:00</published> <updated>2026-02-09T00:00:00+03:00</updated> <id>https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/Logs_vs_Metrics_Practical_Guide/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/Logs_vs_Metrics_Practical_Guide/" /> <author> <name>Norman Fwamba</name> </author> <category term="Observability" /> <category term="Software Engineering" /> <category term="DevOps" /> <summary>A practical, engineer-focused guide that explains the differences between logs and metrics, when to use each, and how they work together to build reliable, observable systems.</summary> </entry> <entry><title>What is Code Refactoring? A Developer's Guide to Clean, Efficient Code</title><link href="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/what-is-code-refactoring/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="What is Code Refactoring? A Developer&amp;apos;s Guide to Clean, Efficient Code" /><published>2025-09-15T00:00:00+03:00</published> <updated>2025-09-15T00:00:00+03:00</updated> <id>https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/what-is-code-refactoring/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://normanfwamba.github.io/normanblogs/posts/what-is-code-refactoring/" /> <author> <name>Norman Fwamba</name> </author> <category term="Software Development" /> <category term="Code Quality" /> <category term="API Design" /> <summary>A comprehensive guide to code refactoring , exploring its importance, benefits, and best practices for creating maintainable, efficient, and scalable software systems.</summary> </entry> </feed>
