How does technical debt accrue? Most people would say bad engineering. What is bad engineering? Inflexibility? Is one system engineered correctly to do one thing trying to do something else considered bad engineering?

The lock mechanism is an integral part of any modern system. In software applications, locks are used to ensure that multiple users do not simultaneously access and modify the same resource.

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Circuit breakers are a vital component of any distributed system, helping to improve reliability and resilience by preventing failures from cascading and causing widespread damage.

More features, active users, and data are collected daily. Your database is slowing your application. Many people don't understand database sharding, which could solve their difficulties. This article explains database sharding, its benefits, including how to use it and when not to.