https://www.bradcypert.com/tags/performance/ Recent content in Performance on BradCypert.com Hugo en-us Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:03:47 -0400 https://www.bradcypert.com/writing-a-b-tree-in-zig/ Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bradcypert.com/writing-a-b-tree-in-zig/ <p>When building an embedded database, one of the most critical decisions is choosing the right data structure for storage and retrieval. After implementing a complete B+ tree from scratch in Zig for LowkeyDB, I want to share the journey, the challenges, and the (hopefully) elegant solutions that emerged.</p> <h2 id="what-is-a-b-tree-and-why-should-you-care">What is a B+ Tree and Why Should You Care?</h2> <p>A B+ Tree is a self-balancing tree data structure that maintains sorted data and allows searches, sequential access, insertions, and deletions in logarithmic time. It's the backbone of most modern database systems, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.</p> https://www.bradcypert.com/what-is-androids-surfaceflinger/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bradcypert.com/what-is-androids-surfaceflinger/ <p>Android’s SurfaceFlinger is a system service provided on the Android Operating System. Now that <strong>that</strong> is out of the way… What does it actually do? If you’ve worked with scrolling, you’ll know that “flinging” is an action that a user can do, but it’s not related to that. Actually, the SurfaceFlinger is a service that plays a critical part in determining what is rendered on the screen on any Android device.</p>