141 discussions in the community
been thinking about database scaling lately, we all know sharding is key for large datasets, but there are a couple of main ways to go about it. horiz...
hey folks, weve been talking a lot about distributed systems and caching is obviously key. we usually think about caching at the application level or ...
hey everyone, i've been thinking a lot about how we handle logging across our services. we've got a mix of approaches, some services log to local file...
ive been working on a system where strict aci compliance across services is causing big performance bottlenecks, we're exploring options, and eventual...
hey all, ive been thinking about session management lately. specifically, the trade-offs between using sticky sessions with load balancers versus aimi...
hey everyone, been thinking a lot about idempotency lately, especially with all the retries that happen in distributed systems. we all know what it is...
hey folks, im working on a system that heavily relies on fetching user profile data. we're seeing a lot of repeated reads for the same profiles, so ca...
weve been seeing some performance bottlenecks on our main database, so were considering setting up read replicas. it seems like a no-brainer for scali...
hey everyone, I've been thinking about how we handle database connections in our microservices. Specifically, connection pooling. Should we be pre-war...
hey everyone, been thinking a lot about api design lately, specifically around synchronous versus asynchronous request handling. for simple crud opera...
hey folks, i'm thinking about how to handle database connections for a new service. we could get a bunch of connections ready when it starts up, which...
Hey everyone, I've been mulling over database connection pooling. For little apps, it seems like too much, but for services handling tons of requests ...
im tryin to decide on the right architectural approach for a new project we're starting small but anticipate growth on one hand a monolith is simpler ...
hey everyone, im working on a platform with a lot of user-generated content (posts, comments, etc) that gets updated frequently. we're looking at impl...
We're running into some issues with our main APIs because the data models underneath keep changing. We've looked at a few ways to handle versions, lik...
been thinking bout database sharding. it feels like a big architectural step, and im curious bout when you all decide its time to pull the trigger. ar...
hey everyone, ive been thinking a lot about event sourcing lately, especially for services that need a solid audit trail or complex state reconstructi...
hey all ive been prepping for system design interviews and im curious about how u approach mocking external dependencies sometimes it feels like drawi...
hey folks, ive been thinking a lot lately about database choices. we all know SQL is great for relational data, but as our applications scale and data...
I've been struggling with managing distributed task queues lately, especially when workloads jump around and I need to make sure tasks get done right....
