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│ NAME › Pushpit Saluja │
│ CLASS › Gopher • Cloud Engineer • Systems Thinker │
│ GUILD › MediaWiki • WikiClub Tech UU │
│ SERVER › AWS • Linux • Production │
│ RANK › CS Student → Engineer (ascending) │
│ CREED › "understand systems deeply — tools are just syntax" │
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GOLANG ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░ ★ PRIMARY
├─ goroutines & channels [UNLOCKED]
├─ interfaces & composition [UNLOCKED]
├─ CLI tools & APIs [UNLOCKED]
└─ production-grade systems [IN PROGRESS ▶]
CLOUD / AWS ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ ★★ SPECIALISATION
├─ EC2, S3, VPC, IAM [UNLOCKED]
├─ Load balancing internals [UNLOCKED]
├─ Networking & DNS [UNLOCKED]
└─ Cloud-native architecture[IN PROGRESS ▶]
DEVOPS ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░ ★★ SPECIALISATION
├─ Linux internals [UNLOCKED]
├─ Docker & containers [UNLOCKED]
├─ CI/CD & automation [UNLOCKED]
└─ Observability at scale [IN PROGRESS ▶]
AI SYSTEMS ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░ ◈ SIDE QUEST
├─ ML pipelines & MLOps [UNLOCKED]
├─ LLM tooling & agents [UNLOCKED]
└─ Production AI thinking [IN PROGRESS ▶]
WRITING ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ◈ LEGENDARY
└─ cloudodyssey.substack.com — long-form systems thinking
| SLOT | ITEM | TYPE |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 Primary | Go (Golang) | Language |
| ⚙️ Runtime | Linux | OS |
| 📦 Deploy | Docker | Container |
| ☁️ Cloud | AWS | Platform |
| 🐍 Utility | Python · Bash | Scripting |
| 🗄️ Data | SQL · NoSQL | Storage |
| 🔁 Flow | Git · CI/CD | Workflow |
var quests = []Quest{
{
Title: "🟢 Master production-grade Go",
Desc: "write systems that are concurrent, clean, and don't lie",
Status: "ACTIVE",
Progress: "▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░",
},
{
Title: "🟢 Go deep on cloud-native architecture",
Desc: "understand every layer from VPC to application",
Status: "ACTIVE",
Progress: "▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░",
},
{
Title: "🟡 Build in public — write what I learn",
Desc: "cloudodyssey.substack.com — mental models, not tutorials",
Status: "ONGOING",
Progress: "▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░",
},
{
Title: "🔵 Contribute to real production systems",
Desc: "MediaWiki — read real code, earn real reviews",
Status: "ONGOING",
Progress: "▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░",
},
}Most people learn tools. I learn why tools exist.
I started with curiosity about how the internet actually works — not the surface, but the layers. TCP/IP. Load balancers. Where SSL terminates and why it matters. What happens inside a container when it starts. How Go schedules goroutines.
That curiosity became Cloud Odyssey — a Substack where I write long-form technical deep-dives for engineers who are tired of copy-paste tutorials.
Now I'm building with Go — because Go thinks the way I do: simple, explicit, built for production. No magic. No hiding. Just clear, concurrent, composable code.
Cloud, DevOps, and AI Systems aren't separate disciplines to me — they're one continuous surface. You can't build AI systems without understanding infra. You can't do DevOps without understanding Linux. It's all one game.
◉ Cloud Load Balancing — ALB vs NLB, the real internals
◉ SSL/TLS termination — where, why, and what silently breaks
◉ Databases & storage — trade-offs no one tells you about
◉ Security & system design — the decisions that actually hurt
◉ AI & ML from a production systems perspective
○ Go concurrency in real infra pipelines — [ DRAFTING... ]
First principles. Mental models. Real constraints. No fluff.
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│ 📖 cloudodyssey.substack.com │
│ 💼 linkedin.com/in/pushpit-saluja │
│ 🐙 github.com/saluja-ji │
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│ open to: systems convos · Go · cloud infra │
│ AI engineering · building in public │
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