Pub/Sub Setup Using Spring Boot and Dapr

Building event-driven applications is a common requirement in modern software systems. Pub/Sub messaging helps services communicate asynchronously, improves scalability, and…

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Kafka 4.0 & KRaft: The End of ZooKeeper

After 14 years and 100,000+ lines of code, Apache Kafka finally cuts the cord. Here’s everything that changed, and what…

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Emergence in Software Systems: When Complexity Arises From Simple Rules

6 minute read • Understanding the unpredictable nature of distributed systems Have you ever watched a flock of birds move…

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GraphQL vs Protobuf: Differences, Similarities, and When Each One Truly Shines

If you spend enough time building modern distributed systems, you eventually run into a familiar crossroads: should your services speak…

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Temporal Workflow Engine with Spring Boot

Temporal is a durable workflow engine designed for building reliable, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems. Instead of managing complex business…

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Functional Choreography for Microservices: From Theory to Practice

Microservices promised us independence. Each service would own its domain, deploy on its own schedule, and scale without stepping on…

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Save the Day (and Memory): Java Caching Strategies Using Caffeine and Redis

Caching is one of those things that sounds simple until you actually need it. Then suddenly you’re drowning in cache…

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Microservices Madness: Practical Patterns That Keep Your Services Resilient

Microservices are like that friend who’s a blast at parties but a headache the next day. They promise flexibility, scalability,…

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Tracing Java: Instrumenting Your Code for Full-Stack Observability

Application observability has become critical for maintaining reliable Java applications in production. Tracing provides visibility into request flows across distributed…

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