Kong Gateway architecture diagram showing rate limiting and request transformation flows

Mastering Kong Gateway: Advanced Rate Limiting and Request Transformation Patterns

A deep dive into Kong Gateway’s rate limiting and request transformation capabilities, covering sliding windows, distributed rate limiting, header manipulation, and production-grade patterns for building resilient APIs.

September 9, 2026 · 9 min · 1705 words · martinuke0
Abstract diagram of traffic flowing through a load shedding filter before reaching backend services.

Designing Adaptive Load Shedding Strategies: Patterns, Thresholds, and Failover Mechanisms for Overload Resilience

How to design load shedding that adapts in real time, sets thresholds based on signal quality, and fails over gracefully when the system is already on fire.

September 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2210 words · martinuke0
Go and Redis logos side by side with token bucket diagram

Building a Distributed Token Bucket Rate Limiter in Go with Redis: A CV-Ready Microservice Project

Build a production-shaped distributed rate limiter in Go and Redis using a token bucket algorithm. Includes runnable code, atomic Lua scripts, integration tests, and a roadmap to extend it for your CV.

September 2, 2026 · 13 min · 2661 words · martinuke0
Diagram comparing token bucket and leaky bucket flow.

Architecting Token Bucket vs. Leaky Bucket Rate Limiters: Implementation Strategies for Production-Ready Services

A deep dive into token‑bucket and leaky‑bucket rate limiting, covering core math, scaling strategies, and real‑world implementation recipes.

June 2, 2026 · 7 min · 1419 words · martinuke0
Diagram of token bucket and leaky bucket mechanisms.

Architecting Scalable Rate Limiters: A Deep Dive into Token Bucket and Leaky Bucket Implementations

A practical guide to building high‑throughput, distributed rate limiters with token and leaky bucket techniques.

May 23, 2026 · 8 min · 1544 words · martinuke0
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