Anthony Manning-Franklin

@Antman261

Drunk on types and functional programming

Perth, AustraliaJoined April 2021

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CTO @ Skutopia.com I write about Functional Programming, TypeScript, Node, Event Sourcing, and engineering leadership

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Coupling

Coupling is not intrinsically bad. Too little coupling makes systems brittle - changes have to be repeated in multiple places, system behaviour grows increasingly inconsistent, and finding 100% of the code that needs to be updated as part of a change...

Aug 30, 20252 min read

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Reliable HTTP: Outsmarting the Two Generals with Webhooks

The Two Generals Problem is a mathematical theorem proving that no messaging protocol can reliably ensure that two parties share the same state. However, some approaches guarantee that two distributed systems will follow an acceptable state progressi...

Apr 15, 202421 min read

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The Fundamental Problems of Software

As far as I can tell, there are six immutable fundamental problems faced by all commercial software. Identifying the correct problem to solve Getting the right specifications to solve the problem Distributing a shared understanding of the specific...

Nov 26, 20237 min read

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The Four Quadrants of Complexity

Essential complexity is where software engineers are uniquely able to deliver business value, whereas accidental complexity is what some engineers think looks good on their resumes. Another dimension, shown in the diagram below, is frequency. This ...

Nov 5, 20233 min read

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Implementing the Outbox Pattern in Nodejs and Postgres

As applications scale, infrequent problems become significant. A network failure for 0.1% of requests is trivial at 1,000 requests per day, but a nightmare for customer support at 1,000,000 requests per day. This commonly happens when we have externa...

Apr 23, 202311 min read

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Reliable HTTP: Outsmarting the Two Generals with Webhooks

The Fundamental Problems of Software

The Four Quadrants of Complexity

Implementing the Outbox Pattern in Nodejs and Postgres

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Coupling

Reliable HTTP: Outsmarting the Two Generals with Webhooks

The Fundamental Problems of Software

The Four Quadrants of Complexity

Implementing the Outbox Pattern in Nodejs and Postgres