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Core Patterns January 26, 2026 9 min read

Real Scalable Java Backend — Lessons from Practice

What actually breaks when a Java backend grows from hundreds of users to hundreds of thousands — and the concrete patterns, code, and trade-offs that keep it standing.

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Basics November 23, 2025 9 min read

Java Microservices — A Practical Guide with Examples

How to actually build microservices on the JVM — the frameworks that matter, the patterns you'll reach for, and concrete code for a small order-processing system built with Spring Boot.

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Basics November 4, 2025 8 min read

Microservices Architecture — Foundations and Diagrams

A practical introduction to microservices architecture — what it is, why teams adopt it, the core building blocks, and the trade-offs you inherit the moment you move away from a monolith.

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Basics November 14, 2022 5 min read

Spring Boot Essentials — What Actually Matters

The parts of Spring Boot you'll use on every project, the parts you'll almost never touch, and the mental model that separates the two.

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Basics November 22, 2021 5 min read

Distributed Systems From Scratch — The Mental Model

The essential ideas behind distributed systems, explained without the PhD jargon. What breaks when you cross a process boundary, and the patterns that exist to handle it.