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Building an Audit Logging Solution: Production Scars and Evolutionary Architectures
On lessons learnt when mvps and balancing trade offs aren't enough
Dec 18, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Building an Audit Logging Solution: Production Scars and Evolutionary Architectures
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Decentralised Social Media Explained: Inside Bluesky's Federated Architecture
On what makes a system decentralised and federated, Bluesky's current architecture and AT Protocol
Dec 13, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Decentralised Social Media Explained: Inside Bluesky's Federated Architecture
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How to Cron: Advanced Data Structures for Discrete Event Simulation
On algorithmic improvements in the event set management, from O(√n) to O(1).
Dec 9, 2024
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Diana Darie
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How to Cron: Advanced Data Structures for Discrete Event Simulation
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November 2024
Payments Systems at Scale: Lessons from Uber's Unified Platform
On the story of how Uber's engineering team transformed a maze of payment systems into a unified platform that powers millions of transactions daily
Nov 16, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Payments Systems at Scale: Lessons from Uber's Unified Platform
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August 2024
Understanding the Dual-Write Challenge in Multi-System Environments
On the risks of data consistency, the causes behind synchronisation issues, and strategies to mitigate these problems.
Aug 25, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Understanding the Dual-Write Challenge in Multi-System Environments
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July 2024
Common microservice failures and how DoorDash mitigates them
On the different pitfalls that arise in distributed systems, what are some of the localised solutions, what can be done at a more global level and how…
Jul 8, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Common microservice failures and how DoorDash mitigates them
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May 2024
Coding Theory: Hamming Distance, Code, and Bound
Attempting to dive into the basics of coding theory
May 14, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Coding Theory: Hamming Distance, Code, and Bound
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The All-in-One Compendium
A place to keep track of all the articles published and to come. Provides an easy way to access all discussed topics. Updated as needed.
May 10, 2024
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Diana Darie
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April 2024
From Pixels to Information: A Comprehensive Guide on QR Codes
On what QR codes are, why do we use them, and how do we encode/decode information through them
Apr 5, 2024
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Diana Darie
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From Pixels to Information: A Comprehensive Guide on QR Codes
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March 2024
Least Frequently Used (LFU) Cache - Design and Implementation
On how LFU works and how to implement an optimal solution.
Mar 21, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Least Frequently Used (LFU) Cache - Design and Implementation
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Mastering Cache Management: Eviction, Invalidation, and Optimal Data Access Strategies
On caching, what it is, when to use it, benefits, eviction policies, invalidation strategies and read/write flows
Mar 6, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Mastering Cache Management: Eviction, Invalidation, and Optimal Data Access Strategies
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February 2024
Mentorship That Matters: Building Effective Knowledge-Sharing Systems
On why mentorship should be an organisational wide initiative, what works and common pitfalls
Feb 15, 2024
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Diana Darie
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Mentorship That Matters: Building Effective Knowledge-Sharing Systems
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