❯hi, I'm
Software engineer.
Code, coffee, video games & music. My whole life in a nutshell :)
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❯ whoami
Majid Abarghooei // software engineer
❯ ls ~/projects
gamebeeper/geekspulse/speclift/archsim/ wip
❯ git log --oneline -3 posts/
34f6b8d A seemingly simple question: What are de…
f9fee3b How to Make Your Reviewer Cry Using Java…
1f8725c Sluggish Spring Boot Tests Riddle
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01open source
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02writing
Long-form deep dives, written to save you an hour of confusion.
Before debating whether design patterns are dead or alive, we should first agree on what they actually are. Spoiler: the answer is broader than the GoF book.
Four common Java Optional pitfalls I keep seeing in code reviews — from old-fashioned isPresent/get patterns to the philosophical crime of orElse(null).
How a nagging belief that integration tests are inherently slow turned out to be fixable — cutting our build time from 10 minutes to 4.
03about
I've worn a few hats over the years: developer, chapter lead, and the person who asks "but why are we doing it this way?" in design meetings. I care about how systems are structured, why patterns exist, and what makes a codebase a pleasure to work in.
