Jan 15 · 10 min read · In the world of high-scale distributed systems, we often obsess over database indexing, microservices orchestration, and message queue throughput. Yet, one of the most potent tools for reducing latency and operational costs remains one of the most mi...
Join discussionDec 3, 2024 · 10 min read · Picture this: We are working at a global online retailer. It’s 11:59pm on 28 November. The clock strikes midnight, marking the beginning of Black Friday. Our website and app go live with its biggest deals of the year. Thousands of users flood the sit...
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Nov 27, 2024 · 6 min read · When it comes to building performant software that communicates effectively with other services, caching is essential. While HTTP caching is a common practice, Node.js has historically lacked a built-in, standards-compliant solution for client-side H...
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May 23, 2024 · 3 min read · Introduction In the landscape of web development, Nginx stands out as a powerful, flexible, and efficient web server. Originally created to solve the C10k problem—serving 10,000 concurrent connections—Nginx has grown to become a versatile tool for va...
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Jul 2, 2022 · 3 min read · HTTP caching is a powerful technique for improving the performance of your API by reducing the number of requests made to the server. When a client makes a request to an API, the server must process the request and return a response, which can take a...
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