system-design
Serverless-Microservices Hybrid Patterns
How to blend containerized microservices with serverless functions using event-driven boundaries, compute boundaries, and stateful worker patterns in production.
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System Design
Event-Driven Architecture: The Scalable Backbone of Modern Microservices
Event-driven architecture is no longer optional for scaling microservices — it's the structural backbone that enables team autonomy, real-time AI pipelines, and fault isolation. Here's what patterns matter in production and how to avoid the most common pitfalls.
System Design
Polyglot Persistence in Event-Driven Microservices
Polyglot persistence lets each microservice use its optimal database — PostgreSQL for transactions, Elasticsearch for search, Redis for caching — while event-driven communication keeps them in sync without shared state. Here's how to make it work and when to reach for it.