How Meta Achieves 99.99999999% Cache Consistency
Inside the architecture that keeps 3 billion users in sync
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How Slack Built a System That Handles 10+ Billion Messages
Inside the architecture that powers real-time communication for millions
Paxos: The Democracy of Distributed Systems
How a simple voting algorithm keeps distributed systems in agreement
Write-Ahead Log: The Golden Rule of Durable Systems
How a simple log file prevents your data from disappearing into the void
Building Distributed Counters for High-Traffic Systems
From simple incrementers to battle-tested architectures that handle millions of operations
How Stripe Prevents Double Payments
Learn the engineering patterns that prevent duplicate charges and how to implement them in your payment systems
GitHub Actions: CI/CD Automation Basics
Turn your repository into an automated testing and deployment machine that catches bugs before they reach users
55 Million Requests Per Second: Inside Cloudflare's Magic
Picture this: it’s Black Friday, millions of shoppers worldwide are frantically clicking “Add to Cart”...
How Uber Finds Nearby Drivers at 1 Million Requests per Second
Picture this. You’re standing outside Select City Walk in Saket, tired after shopping, and you...
The Complete Guide to k6 Load Testing
From panic to performance confidence – scripting, scaling, observing, and automating load tests with k6
WhatsApp's Scaling Secrets: A Deep Dive into System Design and Architecture
WhatsApp is a household name, but for software engineers, it’s a legendary tale of massive...
Prompt Engineering Basics for Software Developers
Prompt engineering is a critical skill for software developers working with AI models like GPT....
