patterns
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A UX Guide for Async Backends: Optimistic, Decoupled, or Neither
A pragmatic guide for designers working with async backends: three interaction patterns, when to use each, and four anti-patterns to push back against.
event-drivenstate-managementpatterns+2
April 18, 2026Development
Transactional Outbox Pattern: Reliable Event Publishing in Distributed Systems
Learn how the Transactional Outbox Pattern solves the dual-write problem in distributed systems, with practical implementations using PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and CDC tools.
distributed-systemsmicroservicesevent-driven+7
December 16, 2025Development
AWS Fargate 102: The Patterns Nobody Tells You About1/1
Advanced Fargate patterns learned from running production workloads. From cost optimization to stateful containers, here's what the docs won't tell you.
awsfargateecs+5
September 4, 2025Cloud Computing
Circuit Breaker Pattern: Building Resilient Microservices That Don't Cascade Failures
Real-world implementation of the Circuit Breaker pattern with proven strategies for preventing cascading failures in distributed systems
architecturepatternsresilience+1
September 4, 2025Development