consistent hashing
Distributed Systems
uuidv7
UUIDv7 Sorts Like an Integer, Scales Like a UUID
UUIDv7 (RFC 9562) is becoming the default primary key in 2026. It gives you integer-like ordering and insert performance while keeping a UUID's global uniqueness and no central coordinator. Here is how the layout works, why it sorts, and the gotchas nobody mentions.
System Design
Virtual Actors for Distributed Systems
In an era dominated by microservices and serverless functions, one architectural pattern has been quietly gaining production traction among teams building large-scale, stateful systems: virtual actors.
System Design
Temporal Workflow Orchestration
Reliable distributed workflows in 2026: Temporal's durable execution solves the "lost task" problem with automatic recovery, retry policies, and execution history—making complex multi-service coordination predictable and observable.