The Patterns That Actually Matter: What Building Microservices at Scale Taught Me About Distributed Systems

๐ŸŽ“ AUTHORITY NOTE This content reflects 20+ years of hands-on enterprise software engineering and architecture experience. Recommendations are production-tested and enterprise-validated. Executive Summary The transition from monolithic architectures to microservices is often painted as a silver bullet for scalability. However, without the right distributed system patterns, it often results in a “distributed monolith”โ€”a system that […]

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Event-Driven Architecture: When and How to Implement

What is Event-Driven Architecture? Event-Driven Architecture Overview When to Use Event-Driven Architecture Event Types & Patterns Implementation: Real-World Example Scenario: E-Commerce Order Processing Producer: Publishing Events Consumer: Processing Events Critical Design Decisions Technology Choices Common Pitfalls & Solutions โš ๏ธ Top 7 EDA Mistakes 1. Event Coupling: Events that know too much about consumers โ†’ Keep […]

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