Maulik Macwan
Why WordPress still uses serialization and not JSON
Why does WordPress use PHP serialization instead of JSON? Native-type fidelity, the byte grammar, the unserialize() object-injection risk, and when to switch.
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Maulik Macwan has written 4 articles for Atyantik Technologies on WordPress and Frontend since 2024.
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.
Expertise
- Web Performance
- WordPress
- Frontend
Writing by Maulik Macwan
WordPress
Maulik Macwan
WordPress Request Lifecycle: index.php to Rendered Page
The WordPress request lifecycle, 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
JavaScript One-Liners: Elegance and Simplicity
Practical JavaScript one-liners using ES6 and modern syntax to solve common problems concisely and elegantly, with explanations of what makes each one work.
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Maulik Macwan
Why is CPU cache faster than RAM? SRAM vs DRAM
Why is CPU cache faster than RAM? The SRAM vs DRAM cell, RAS/CAS/refresh timing, on-die distance, and a benchmark that plots the L1/L2/L3/DRAM knees.
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