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Dependency Management: Monorepo or Polyrepo? My Choices
I compare monorepo and polyrepo approaches for dependency management in software projects, drawing from my own experiences. Advantages, disadvantages, and.
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Metrics and Trace Data: Fundamentals of Understanding System Issues
Mustafa Erbay shares his experiences on the importance, usage, and practical tips for metric and trace data to deeply understand system issues…
Life
Prompt Injection Defense: An Unnecessary Burden for Indie Hackers?
For independent developers integrating AI, understanding the true scope, cost, and pragmatic defense methods against the prompt injection threat…
Life
Clean Code vs. Working Code: Which One for the Solo Developer?
As a solo developer, I analyze the hidden costs of clean code obsession and the balance of working code through my own experiences.
Tutorials
JWT Revocation: Stateless Promise Meets Real-World Challenge
While JWT's stateless nature sounds appealing, I explore the challenges of token revocation in real-world scenarios and my solution approaches.
Tutorials
The Cost of Offline-First Synchronization in Mobile Apps: A Pragmatic
We delve into the synchronization challenges, costs, and practical solutions brought by the offline-first architecture in mobile applications.
Career
Cardinality Explosion: Should Every Detail Really Be Observed? And
What is cardinality explosion in monitoring systems, why does it happen, and how does this situation affect both systems and an engineer's career? Practical...
Career
Multi-Tenant Architecture in ERP: How to Make the Right Trade-offs?
Trade-offs to weigh when choosing and implementing multi-tenant architecture in ERP systems: cost, data isolation, and scalability, from real experience.
Technology
Switch Hardening: Always a Necessary Step?
We delve deep into switch hardening, a cornerstone of network security. When is it necessary, what are the trade-offs, and its practical applications.
Technology
Zero-Trust Architecture: A Pragmatic Roadmap for Small Teams
A step-by-step guide on how small teams can practically and effectively implement zero-trust architecture. Core principles, tools...
Technology
Secret Rotation: Practical Ways to Enhance Security
Regularly rotating secrets in systems is a critical security step. Drawing from my own experiences, I'll discuss secret rotation strategies and practical...
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Metric Collection: Push vs. Pull Models - When to Use Which?
A deep dive into Push and Pull models for collecting system and application metrics, exploring which is more suitable for different scenarios...
Life
Eventual Consistency: 3 Decision-Making Criteria for Side Projects
I explain when and why I prefer the Eventual Consistency approach for my side projects, and the 3 criteria I consider when making this decision.
Tutorials
BGP Route Flap Anatomy: Why It Happens, How to Fix It?
Understand the root causes of BGP route flap issues, diagnose them, and ensure your network's stability with effective solutions.
Tutorials
Dependency Security: Stopping the Build or Warning?
Dependency security management is a critical issue in software projects. Zero tolerance by stopping the build, or flexibility with warnings? My field.
Tutorials
The Cost of Offline-First Synchronization in Mobile Applications
I examine the real operational cost of building an offline-first synchronization architecture in mobile projects, through the lens of databases, networking.
Career
Log Level Strategies: Detailed Monitoring or Minimum Noise?
Correctly setting log levels in our systems requires striking a critical balance between detailed monitoring and reducing unnecessary noise. This…
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Why Does Using an ORM Decrease Database Performance? An Experience...
I explain how the convenience of ORMs negatively affects database performance, especially in enterprise applications, using my own field experiences.
Life
Why VLAN Segmentation is No Longer as Necessary? (Or Is It?)
With 20 years of system and network experience, I examine why VLAN segmentation is no longer as essential as it used to be, in a practical and direct manner...
Tutorials
Mobile Push Notifications: Firebase or Your Own Solution? Detailed…
Comparing push notification solutions for mobile apps through Firebase and custom-developed alternatives, covering cost, flexibility, and…
Tutorials
Log Level Strategy: How to Make the Right Choices in a Production
What should be considered when defining a log level strategy in production environments? Which log level should be used when? I'll explain with my experiences.
Tutorials
API Versioning: URI vs Header – Which Is More Practical?
I compare the URI and Header approaches to API versioning with real‑world examples, discussing trade‑offs and practical implementations.
Tutorials
The Anatomy of VLAN Segmentation: Foundations of Proper Design
Learn step-by-step how to design VLAN segmentation to improve network security and performance. Real-world scenarios and practical tips.
Career
AI Prompt Injection Defense Mechanisms and Cost Analysis
Exploring defense mechanisms against prompt injection attacks targeting large language models and the associated costs...