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Evolution of a high-performance system: from synchronous to seamless scalability

Evolution of a high-performance system: from synchronous to seamless scalability

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giuseppe pinto

This article discusses the transformation of a synchronous process in the context of lastminute.com's customer journey for travel planning. The existing system was complex and resource-intensive due to its all-in-one nature, causing scaling and deployment challenges. The article presents the evolved system that separates responsibilities into microservices using message-driven communication. [...]

Lambda Integration with MSK and KrakenD

Lambda Integration with MSK and KrakenD

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otto abreu

API Gateways can be a simple way to expose asynchronous communication without revealing too many details about it but, is not always an easy task to implement. In this post, I explore a way to expose Kafka topics in a well-known API Gateway (KrakenD) while circumventing multiple limitations. [...]

Post Mortem: the Destruction of the Pink Star

Post Mortem: the Destruction of the Pink Star

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michele gasperi
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giulia luppi

Have you ever wondered if ITSM processes existed in the Pink Wars universe? We did, and we imagined the Post Mortem after the destruction of the Pink Star. [...]

Where could I start if I want to improve my code?

Where could I start if I want to improve my code?

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luca mor

To me, it is not an easy question, especially when working with less experienced developers. There are so many thoughts and considerations I want to share with them! Too many, actually, to be shared all together. So...what should I focus on in the beginning? Here is my personal reflection after many years spent writing, reviewing, discussing and re-writing code. [...]

Hotel Data Deduplication

Hotel Data Deduplication

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tiziano antico
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niranjani s b

Discover how incremental design and fast feedback cycles have played a crucial role in the evolution of the hotel deduplication feature, leading to enhanced customer experience and increase in productivity of the internal quality teams. [...]

A Pink Flamingo @ WWDC23

A Pink Flamingo @ WWDC23

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marco de lucchi

I was lucky enough to be invited by Apple to attend the event in person and represent our App team. Here are all my thoughts about the most-watched event in the tech industry, live from Apple Park. [...]

Migrating and evolving services in production

Migrating and evolving services in production

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andrea bergia

We talk about how we evolve and replace services in production, without breaking anything! [...]

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