Maulik Macwan
WordPress serialization and JSON: why core still stores PHP serialize() strings
WordPress serialization and JSON compared: why core keeps PHP serialize(), how to read it into an array, and when JSON is the safer store.
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Maulik Macwan has written 3 articles for Atyantik Technologies on WordPress and Web Performance since 2026.
Maulik is a Senior Software Engineer at Atyantik Technologies, carrying the architecture, the code review and the hard calls on client engagements.
Maulik's writing spans WordPress, frontend work and web performance; the latest article is "Why is CPU cache faster than RAM? SRAM vs DRAM".
Atyantik means Ultimate: the client work Maulik leads funds the research firm the company is building toward.
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- Web Performance
- WordPress
- Frontend
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WordPress
Maulik Macwan
WordPress Lifecycle Hooks: index.php to Rendered Page
WordPress lifecycle hooks, source-traced from index.php to shutdown: what state each hook exposes, and why hooking too early or too late breaks.
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Maulik Macwan
What is a CPU cache, and why is it faster than RAM?
What is a CPU cache, and why is it faster than RAM? The SRAM vs DRAM cell, refresh timing, on-die distance, and a benchmark that plots each cache level.
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