Brainstorming Valid Architectural Patterns in Production Systems
Exploring how engineering teams can systematically brainstorm and validate architectural patterns to build scalable, resilient distributed systems.
Distributed-Systems
Also we must not be too: The perils of over-engineering in production systems
A practical guide to recognizing over-engineering traps in system design, with concrete anti-patterns, architecture strategies, and hard-won lessons from real outages.
Build a Distributed Task Queue from Scratch: A Portfolio Project That Signals Real Systems Skill
A hands-on build guide for a distributed task queue side project that demonstrates concurrency, persistence, and distributed systems skills — with real, runnable code and a clear roadmap to production-grade complexity.
Architecting Fault‑Tolerant Distributed Caches: A Deep Dive into etcd's Raft Implementation
An in-depth look at how etcd’s Raft implementation achieves fault-tolerant distributed caching through leader election, log replication, and membership changes — with production architecture patterns and practical takeaways.
Build a Distributed Task Queue: A Portfolio Project for Systems Engineers
A practical guide to building a distributed task queue that demonstrates real systems skills for hiring managers.