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Mastering the SNS + SQS Fan-Out Pattern in Event-Driven Systems
How the SNS + SQS fanout pattern enables scalable event-driven systems on AWS. Real-world use cases, best practices, and implementation guide.
Technical Writing
Distributed Systems
4 articles on distributed systems
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Why Customers Get Charged Twice: Idempotency in Distributed Systems
Why do customers get charged twice? Discover how idempotency keys, database constraints, and idempotent event consumers fix duplicate requests.
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The Saga Pattern: Managing Distributed Transactions Without Two-Phase Commit
The Saga pattern for managing distributed transactions. Choreography vs. orchestration, compensation strategies, and when to choose sagas over ACID.
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Circuit Breaker Pattern: Building Resilient Microservices
Deep dive into the circuit breaker pattern for fault-tolerant microservices. State transitions, fallback strategies, retries, bulkheads, and timeouts.
