Kubernetes
Kubernetes Namespace Strategy for SaaS Platforms
Kubernetes namespace strategy for SaaS: namespace-per-tenant vs cluster-per-tenant vs shared. The isolation, cost, and blast-radius tradeoffs, with a decision table.
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45 articles and counting.
Microservices
Bounded Contexts in Real Microservice Systems
Bounded contexts are how you find real microservice boundaries: split where the same word means different things. The practical guide, not the DDD theory.
Microservices
Service Ownership Boundaries in Microservices
Service ownership boundaries decide whether microservices scale your org or stall it. Draw them by data ownership and team, not by code size. The rules.
Distributed Systems
Protobuf Schema Evolution Without Breaking Clients
Protobuf schema evolution has clear rules: keep field numbers stable, reserve removals, add not mutate. The safe-vs-breaking change cheat sheet and why.
Distributed Systems
gRPC Across Languages: Production Lessons
gRPC across languages promises neutral RPC. In production the gaps are real: load balancing, deadlines, status codes, and schema evolution. The fixes.
Distributed Systems
Building Rust Hot Path Services in Production
Rust hot path services hold their latency target only if you set 4 defaults right: panic strategy, allocator, Tokio runtime, and bounds. The production checklist.
Microservices
Why Language Boundaries Break Polyglot Microservices
Polyglot microservices break at the seams, not inside services. The 5 cross-language failure modes (deadlines, cancellation, errors, types, connections) and fixes.
Microservices
FastAPI Microservices Architecture: A Production Guide
FastAPI microservices done right: where they belong in a polyglot fleet, the async model that decides performance, and the worker math most teams skip.
Distributed Systems
Go vs Rust for Microservices: When to Choose Which
Go vs Rust for microservices: use Go by default, reach for Rust only on hot paths where tail latency or memory is a measured need. The decision framework.