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6 min read · Updated September 18, 2026
Designing Idempotent APIs
Make write retries safe with idempotency keys, request fingerprints, conflict semantics, storage TTLs, and side-effect boundaries that prevent duplicate charges.
6 min read · Updated September 18, 2026
VPC Design Patterns for Production
Production AWS VPC patterns: CIDR planning, public/private/data tiers, NAT per AZ, security-group contracts, and multi-AZ resilience without gutting network clarity.
5 min read · Updated August 10, 2026
Git Branching Strategies for Small Teams
Compare trunk-based development, GitHub Flow, and Git Flow for small teams—with merge diagrams, PR hygiene rules, feature-flag tips, and the branching mistakes that slow reviews and break rollbacks.
5 min read · Updated July 15, 2026
Handling Secrets in Applications
Stop hardcoding API keys—inventory secrets, use a manager with runtime injection, least-privilege IAM, rotation after leaks, and the git/log mistakes that still cause most incidents.
5 min read · Updated June 20, 2026
Observability Starter Checklist
Ship production-ready metrics, structured logs, and traces with a RED/USE baseline, SLO-first alerts, correlation IDs, and the ops mistakes that create dashboard theater instead of debuggability.