System Design
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Software Development
A Guide to Designing APIs for AI Agents in the Age of AI
AI agents are changing how modern software systems are designed and consumed. Unlike traditional applications that rely on predictable, human-driven…
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Complexity Has a Ratchet: Why Software Systems Almost Never Get Simpler Over Time and What That Implies for How We Design Them
Every abstraction layer was solving a real problem. Every configuration flag handled a genuine edge case. Every service boundary separated…
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Beyond CAP: Why the PACELC Model Is a Better Framework for Database Decisions in 2026
CAP is one of the most cited and most misunderstood results in distributed systems. Daniel Abadi’s PACELC model extends it…
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Consistent Hashing: The Algorithm That Makes Distributed Caches and Databases Actually Scale
Theory, variants, and where it breaks — from the 1997 Karger et al. paper to virtual nodes in DynamoDB, Cassandra,…
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Event-Driven Architecture: Kafka vs. RabbitMQ vs. Pulsar – A 2025 Decision Framework
In 2025, the landscape of Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) has matured significantly. The decision isn’t just about “fastest” anymore; it’s about…
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Software System Design Principles
1. System Design Principles – Introduction In this post, we feature a comprehensive article on Software System Design Principles. Software…
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