Interconnected nodes representing a safe, resilient distributed system

Ensuring User Safety in Distributed Systems: Patterns, Telemetry, and Production Guardrails

A practical guide to designing distributed systems that protect users from data loss, privacy leaks, and service disruption through proven architecture patterns and production guardrails.

September 30, 2026 · 7 min · 1284 words · martinuke0
A code editor displaying a distributed rate limiter implementation with Redis and Go.

Build a Distributed Rate Limiter: A CV-Worthy Side Project

Learn to build a distributed rate limiter using Go and Redis, with gRPC, observability, and fault tolerance — a portfolio project that stands out.

September 28, 2026 · 7 min · 1279 words · martinuke0
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Eight Production Patterns for Distributed Tracing on Kubernetes

Distributed tracing is essential for debugging microservices. This post outlines eight practical patterns for implementing tracing with OpenTelemetry and GCP Cloud Trace in production.

September 28, 2026 · 9 min · 1770 words · martinuke0
A diagram of a distributed data pipeline with backpressure valves and flow indicators

Backpressure and Flow Control in Distributed Systems: Why Your Pipeline Is One Spike Away from Meltdown

A deep dive into backpressure and flow control patterns in distributed systems, covering real failure modes, production implementations with Kafka and reactive streams, and the architectural decisions that keep pipelines alive under load.

September 27, 2026 · 9 min · 1888 words · martinuke0
A conceptual illustration of secure data flow between users and services.

User Safety in Production Systems: Designing for Trust and Resilience

A practical guide to embedding user safety into the architecture of modern software systems, with concrete patterns, anti-failure strategies, and real-world examples.

September 27, 2026 · 9 min · 1843 words · martinuke0
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