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Designing Collision-Free Data Pipelines: Naming Guardrails, Subsystem Awareness, and ET Patterns for Enterprise Teams

When building data pipelines, choosing names and patterns that respect existing subsystems prevents confusion and deployment friction. This article outlines practical guardrails, real-world anti-patterns, and scalable ET strategies.

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Inside eBPF: Tracing Kernel Events with Minimal Overhead

eBPF programs run directly in the kernel, letting you attach tracing probes to hundreds of events without modifying kernel source or paying the cost of traditional tracing tools.

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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
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Hands‑On: Build a Distributed Rate‑Limiter Service in Go

A step‑by‑step guide to constructing a Go‑based rate‑limiter that stores state in Redis, exports Prometheus metrics, and runs locally via Docker Compose – perfect for showcasing systems engineering chops.

September 29, 2026 · 8 min · 1696 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
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