Rishi Sharma https://rishisharma.in Engineering articles by Rishi Sharma en-us <![CDATA[How Neural Networks Actually Learn: Backpropagation Explained]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/backpropagation-explained https://rishisharma.in/articles/backpropagation-explained Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Understanding Transformers: The Architecture Behind Modern AI]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/transformers-explained https://rishisharma.in/articles/transformers-explained Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Gradient Descent: The Algorithm That Trains Every Model]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/gradient-descent https://rishisharma.in/articles/gradient-descent Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Logging Strategies for Distributed Java Applications in 1999]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/logging-distributed-apps-99 https://rishisharma.in/articles/logging-distributed-apps-99 Fri, 08 Aug 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Apache Ant: Automating Java Builds Before Maven Existed]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/ant-build-automation https://rishisharma.in/articles/ant-build-automation Tue, 22 Jul 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[CVS: Surviving Code Merges Before Git Changed Everything]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/cvs-version-control-99 https://rishisharma.in/articles/cvs-version-control-99 Tue, 08 Jul 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[JVM Garbage Collection: Understanding Memory Without Black Magic]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/jvm-gc-tuning-basics https://rishisharma.in/articles/jvm-gc-tuning-basics Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[WAP and the Mobile Web: The First Attempt at Browsing on Phones]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/wap-mobile-web-1999 https://rishisharma.in/articles/wap-mobile-web-1999 Sun, 08 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Network Programming with Java Sockets: A Practical Walkthrough]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-socket-networking https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-socket-networking Thu, 22 May 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Building High Availability: Early Lessons from Distributed Systems at Motorola]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/high-availability-early-lessons https://rishisharma.in/articles/high-availability-early-lessons Thu, 08 May 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Gang of Four Design Patterns Applied in Real Java Projects]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-design-patterns-gof https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-design-patterns-gof Tue, 22 Apr 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[UML in Practice: Designing Systems Before Writing a Single Line of Code]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/uml-modelling-practice https://rishisharma.in/articles/uml-modelling-practice Tue, 08 Apr 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Multi-threading in Java: Concurrency Patterns from the Early Days]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-threads-concurrency-98 https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-threads-concurrency-98 Sat, 22 Mar 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Relational Database Design with MySQL: Getting the Schema Right]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/mysql-relational-design-98 https://rishisharma.in/articles/mysql-relational-design-98 Sat, 08 Mar 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[J2ME: Writing Java Applications for Mobile and Embedded Devices]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/j2me-mobile-first-steps https://rishisharma.in/articles/j2me-mobile-first-steps Sat, 22 Feb 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Java RMI: Calling Methods Across the Network]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/rmi-distributed-java https://rishisharma.in/articles/rmi-distributed-java Sat, 08 Feb 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SNMP: How Network Management Actually Works]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/snmp-protocol-internals https://rishisharma.in/articles/snmp-protocol-internals Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Java and Object-Oriented Programming: Getting It Right From the Start]]> https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-oop-late-90s https://rishisharma.in/articles/java-oop-late-90s Wed, 08 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT