TheOptimizationKing·Sep 27The Go Feature Experienced Developers UnderestimateGo has a reputation for being simple.
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 27Spring Boot 4 Changes More Than the Version Number SuggestsSpring Boot upgrades used to feel predictable.
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 278 Tools I Wish I Discovered Earlier as a Backend EngineerBackend engineering has a funny problem.
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 24The Benchmark Said We Won. Production Said Otherwise.The benchmark looked perfect.
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 24We Spent 15 Years Moving Away From Systems Programming. It’s Coming Back.For the last 15 years, backend engineering moved steadily upward.A response icon1A response icon1
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 24Why Million-RPS Systems Are Moving Load Balancing Into the ApplicationFor a long time, load balancing meant putting something in front of your servers.
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 24The Backend Stack Is Getting Smaller by Moving Down the StackFor years, backend architecture moved upward.
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 24Postgres Is Quietly Eating the Backend StackThere was a time when a backend architecture looked like this:A response icon1A response icon1
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 24Modern Backends Are Rebuilding Concepts Operating Systems Solved Decades AgoLook at a modern backend and you’ll find a strange pattern.
TheOptimizationKing·Sep 24Why Backend Engineers Are Suddenly Learning Kernel ProgrammingThere was a time when backend engineers could build enormous systems without knowing much about the operating system underneath them.
