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December 2024

How to Secure Webhooks?
Understanding Different Approaches to Authenticate Webhooks
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What is the Two Generals Problem in Distributed Systems?
Understanding How Networks Behave in Distributed Systems
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How to Handle Backlogs in Queues?
Understanding the Approaches to Deal with Backlogs in Asynchronous Systems
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How Transaction Isolation Provides Data Integrity in Databases
Understanding Different Transaction Isolation Levels in Databases
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November 2024

How Nginx Handles Thousands of Concurrent Requests
Understanding Event-driven Non-blocking Architecture of Nginx
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How Amazon Route 53 Handles DDoS Attacks with Shuffle Sharding
Understanding How to Provide Clients Single Tenant Experience in a Shared Cluster
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How Canva Handles Billions of Events to Track Content Usage
Understanding The Evolvement of Canva's Content Usage Counting Service Architecture
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How to Avoid Cache Stampede or "Dogpile" Problem Upon Cache Expiry?
Understanding How to Avoid Sudden Traffic Burst When Cache Becomes Invalid
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How Grab Stores and Processes Millions of Orders Everyday
Understanding the Distributed Data Solution That Powers the Grab Orders Platform
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October 2024

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