Backend
Building Scalable APIs with Next.js Route Handlers
A comprehensive guide to designing and building scalable, production-ready APIs using Next.js Route Handlers with TypeScript, validation, and error handling patterns.
·2 min read
Tags
scalability
10 articles
Architecture
System Design Fundamentals Every Developer Should Know
The core concepts behind scalable system design — load balancing, caching, database scaling, queues, and the tradeoffs that guide architectural decisions.
·3 min read
Architecture
Designing Multi-Tenant SaaS Architectures That Scale
Architect multi-tenant SaaS applications using database isolation strategies, tenant-aware middleware, resource quotas, data partitioning patterns, and security boundaries that scale from ten tenants to ten thousand without redesigning the system.
·4 min read
Architecture
WebSocket Architecture Patterns for Scalable Real-Time Apps
Design scalable WebSocket architectures using connection management, room-based pub/sub, heartbeat mechanisms, reconnection strategies, and horizontal scaling patterns that handle thousands of concurrent connections reliably.
·4 min read
Backend
Connection Pooling Strategies for High-Throughput Node.js Applications
A deep dive into database connection pooling for Node.js services, covering pool sizing, health checks, failover patterns, and the common misconfigurations that cause production outages.
·6 min read
Engineering
Load Testing Strategies: Finding Breaking Points Before Users Do
Design and execute effective load tests using k6 with practical patterns for ramping strategies, realistic user simulation, threshold-based pass/fail criteria, and interpreting results to find bottlenecks before production traffic exposes them.
·5 min read
Backend
Connection Pooling Strategies for High-Throughput Applications
Configure and optimize database connection pools for high-throughput Node.js applications with practical examples covering pool sizing, health checks, connection lifecycle management, and common pitfalls that cause pool exhaustion.
·4 min read
Architecture
Cell-Based Architecture for Resilient Distributed Systems
Design cell-based architectures that isolate failures to small blast radii, enable independent scaling, and prevent cascading outages across distributed systems.
·4 min read
Backend
Database Sharding Strategies and Trade-Offs
A practical guide to database sharding — covering partitioning strategies, shard key selection, cross-shard queries, and the operational complexity that comes with distributing data.
·5 min read
Engineering
Load Testing Your API: Tools, Patterns, and Pitfalls
A practical guide to load testing APIs — covering tool selection, realistic traffic patterns, performance baselines, bottleneck identification, and common mistakes.
·4 min read