Pietro Cascio

Senior Software Engineer & Pluralsight Author

Create. Break. Fix. Repeat.

Hi, I'm Pietro (but my teams call me Piero).
I help engineering teams move from "It works on my machine" to "It works at scale." My work focuses on Java, Spring Boot, and dismantling Hype-Driven Development.

// Engineering Philosophy

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Complexity is the enemy. If you can't explain the architecture on a napkin, it's too complex.

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Boring technology is better. We choose stability over resume-padding.

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Skepticism as a service. I critique "silver bullet" solutions before they enter your codebase.

// Selected Analysis

Why I Regret Using Hibernate's EAGER Fetching

A production post-mortem on the "N+1 Problem" that crippled our Ride Booking engine during rush hour.

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