Backend developer in Tampere, Finland
I write mostly C++ and Go, and I spend more time than I would like on the unglamorous parts of backend work: storage engines, migrations, backups and log formats.
Currently I am building walsnap, a small tool for taking consistent backups of SQLite databases.
Recent posts
- 14 September 2026 Your SQLite backup is fine until it isn't
- 2 June 2026 Reading a WAL file in a hex editor
- 18 March 2026 Notes from a year on a five-euro VPS in Helsinki
- 27 January 2026 A makefile is enough CI
- 5 December 2025 Packing structures in C++ without surprises