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Beyond Pact: Scaling Consumer-Driven Contract Testing in Large Organizations
Scaling contract testing across dozens of microservices. Broker workflows, CI integration, contract versioning, and sustainable testing practices.
Technical Writing
Microservices
5 articles on microservices
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Pact Contract Testing: Consumer-Driven Contracts for Microservices
How Pact contract testing enables consumer-driven contracts for microservices. Real-world examples, failure modes, and CI/CD best practices.
8 min read
Event Sourcing with Kafka: A Practical Guide for Backend Engineers
Hands-on guide to event sourcing with Apache Kafka. Event store design, projections, snapshots, and operational realities of running it in production.
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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.
