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When Do Retry, Backoff, and Jitter Work?

Retries, meet your nemesis: server overload. Just hammering the "try again" button doesn’t solve it. Enterexponential backoffandjitter, the dynamic duo for taming sudden traffic spikes. But don’t pop the champagne just yet. When fresh requests keep pushing past capacity, this strategy crumbles, reve..

When Do Retry, Backoff, and Jitter Work?
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Bicep vs. Terraform - Differences & Key Features Comparison

Bicep, born from the heart of Azure, untangles the knottyARM JSONmess. It delivers developer zen with its modular magic and ditches the hassle of state files. Meanwhile,Terraformswaggers across clouds, flaunting its multicloud prowess, a spirited community, and integrations that slip together like p..

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The Post-Developer Era

AI crafts 25% of Google's code while human developers orchestrate the symphony, molding and refining the AI's raw outputs.These AI tools "boost," they don't "replace," the seasoned artisans of code.Startups peddling the AI-only coding pipe dream tend to implode, tripped up by unanticipated hurdles.W..

The Post-Developer Era
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Sending Emails with MCP and Azure Communication Services

MCPstruts onto the scene as the new AI-comms rockstar. Now featured in GitHub Copilot, it turns email automation withAzure Communication Servicesinto a walk in the park...

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Linux Detection Engineering - A Sequel on Persistence Mechanisms

PANIX turns the tangled web of Linux persistence and Process Capabilities on its head. It makes them as easy to test as flipping a light switch—and sharpens your detection game along the way...

Linux Detection Engineering - A Sequel on Persistence Mechanisms
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AWS Well-Architected Framework: Performance Efficiency Pillar

The AWS Well-Architected Framework's Performance Pillar champions nimble, cloud-native and serverless-first approaches. These tactics help systems pivot like a ballerina, dodge vendor lock-in, and slash costs. WithWardley Mapping, gain clarity. Prioritize flexibility. Ditch the shackles of hard-code..

AWS Well-Architected Framework: Performance Efficiency Pillar
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Measure risk probability in IAM

AWS actions don't always pick up list capabilities from resource types automatically. You'll often find yourself manually specifying list actions, which throws a wrench into Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) plans. AWS docs on dependency themes like PassRole? Incomplete at best. Cue the unexpect..

Measure risk probability in IAM
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Serverless Is a Lie (But It’s Still Useful)

ECS Fargatedominates 24/7 stateless APIs, dodging those peskyLambdacold starts. Meanwhile,Lambdathrives in event-driven bursts but hits a 15-minute ceiling. For lean, mean APIs with built-in auth, lean towardsAPI Gateway. But if speed matters, marryFargatewith anApp Load Balancer.Step Functionsstrea..

Serverless Is a Lie (But It’s Still Useful)
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The Road to 1.0: Terragrunt Stacks Feature Complete

Terragrunt Stacksjust leveled up. It's like Marie Kondo hit your Infrastructure as Code, making it pristine withOn-Demand and Recursive Generation. Say goodbye to config clutter...

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Scaling Nextdoor’s Datastores

Nextdoor took on database scalability like a pro. Theydynamically routed queriesto read replicas and keptcache consistencytight, even while yanking the carpet out with schema changes. Multi JOINs blocked their move todistributed SQLlike annoying roadblocks. But Nextdoor, the sly foxes, extended thei..

Scaling Nextdoor’s Datastores