SSSameer Selokarinblogbysameer.hashnode.dev·5d ago · 16 min readWhy AI Applications Need Background WorkflowsPicture this: a user drops a 40-page PDF into your app and asks for a summary. Or they connect a GitHub repo and expect an AI-generated wiki a few seconds later. Or they open a PR and expect an AI cod01R
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CDCoding Dropletsincodingdroplets.com·Jun 16 · 10 min read7 Common ASP.NET Core BackgroundService Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)BackgroundService is one of the most useful primitives in ASP.NET Core — and one of the most quietly dangerous. It runs outside the HTTP request pipeline, holds no implicit scope, and fails in ways th00
CDCoding Dropletsincodingdroplets.com·May 20 · 12 min readLong-Running Operations in ASP.NET Core APIs: Enterprise Decision GuideEvery enterprise API team eventually builds an endpoint that does too much — a report that takes 30 seconds, an image processing pipeline, a batch job triggered by an external system. Synchronous HTTP00
HBHoudaifa Boucennainhoudaifa.hashnode.dev·Apr 10 · 16 min readFrom Slow Requests to Scalable Background Jobs with Laravel Queues & HorizonAlmost anyone has experienced a scenario where you click a "Register / Submit" button, then stare at the screen waiting seconds — if not minutes — for a response, only to see a success message or, eve00
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MMMainak Mukherjeeinmainakkaniam.hashnode.dev·Mar 14 · 10 min readBackground Jobs in Backend SystemsThe Hidden Engine Behind Scalable Applications When you click “Sign Up” on a website and instantly see “Verification email sent”, something interesting happens behind the scenes. The email is not alwa00
SSuriDevsinsuridev.hashnode.dev·Mar 12 · 6 min readFrom Foreground Services to WorkManager: How We Cut Battery Drain by 70%40% of my users on Android 14 were crashing. Every. Single. Day. The crash logs all said the same thing: ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException. My auto backup service that had worked fine for four00