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Highload • March 29, 2026 • 13 min read

Scaling a Java Backend — Production Lessons from a Real Migration

A walkthrough of taking a monolithic Java backend through the scaling journey — what we changed at each stage, what broke, and the concrete decisions that moved the needle when traffic grew 50×.

java scaling

Core Patterns • May 22, 2024 • 4 min read

The Strangler Fig Pattern — Migrations That Actually Ship

How to replace legacy systems one slice at a time without a big-bang rewrite. The pattern, the gates, and the traps that stretch migrations into years.

migration refactoring

Basics • June 14, 2021 • 4 min read

Monolith to Microservices — The Migration Path

A practical playbook for breaking a monolith into services without stopping the product. The order of operations, the patterns that make it safe, and the traps that waste months.

microservices migration