Wow, almost 2 months since my last post. I’m really starting to fall behind. And honestly, it would probably have taken even more, if it wasn’t for one of my connections on Linkedin. A few days ago, I got a message from one of my contacts. They wanted a piece...
2023, Feb 16 — 2 minute read
Hi All! Today I want to expand a bit the concept we discussed last time, and talk about Compensating Transactions. In simple terms, a Compensating transaction it’s all about reversing the effects of a previous transaction. This is often used in cases where a previous transaction was made in error,...
2022, Dec 11 — 3 minute read
Hi All! Today we’re going to talk about at quite important topic: consistency, specifically in distributed systems. As a software engineer, one of the key challenges we face when designing distributed systems is ensuring data consistency across multiple services. In an event-driven architecture, this often involves publishing and subscribing to...
2022, Dec 08 — 4 minute read
So you want to change job. You clean up your CV, add some cool tech you’ve worked with recently. Then go on some job boards and put yourself as available. Recruiters start calling you, interviews get scheduled. So far so good, but how do you really prepare for them? Truth...
2022, Nov 16 — 3 minute read