Hussein Nasser
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Hussein Nasser

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Early in my career 20 years ago I built backend, GIS and database applications without fully grasping their inner mechanics. Facing performance issues, racing conditions bug and even corruption often left me helpless. I resolved to truly understand the workings of database systems, ensuring I knew every query from my app and its execution in the db and what I choose to make as a transaction and what I make into an atomic query. From that day I have been fascinated by pursuing deep understanding of what is happening behind the scenes in software especially in backend engineering.
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    • Root Cause

    • Stories and Lessons from Two Decades of Backend Engineering Bugs
    • By: Hussein Nasser
    • Narrated by: Hussein Nasser
    • Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 12-06-2026
    • Language: English
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