System Design
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
·1217 words·6 mins
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Software Engineering
System Design
The eight fallacies of distributed computing, and why everything you built in this series violates at least one
Traffic Cops
·682 words·4 mins
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Software Engineering
System Design
Load balancing algorithms, L4 vs L7, and why your requests end up where they do
The Bouncer at the Door
·854 words·5 mins
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Software Engineering
System Design
Rate limiting algorithms, layered protection, and why your API needs a velvet rope
The Fastest Code Never Runs
·1531 words·8 mins
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Software Engineering
System Design
Caching, Redis, and the art of not hitting your database
You Probably Don't Need Kafka
·1339 words·7 mins
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Software Engineering
System Design
A practical guide to message queues for developers who nod along when someone says ’let’s use Kafka'