Articles tagged with #Architecture
A curated list of engineering series, deep dives, and notes related to #Architecture.
Capstone Project: Building a Custom Vitest Plugin & Test Runner Reporter
Build a custom Vitest reporter plugin from scratch to log execution metrics and export JSON test analytics.
Building a Custom Container Runtime Engine in Java: The Docker Capstone
Build a functional container runtime CLI in Java with Linux namespaces (unshare), cgroups v2 resource controls, rootfs pivot_root, and container execution.
Capstone Project: Building an Enterprise Micro-Frontend Design System & Edge Engine
Build an enterprise Micro-Frontend Design System and Edge Engine platform in TypeScript. Features reactive signals, custom Web Components, and CSS tokens.
Building a Custom Mini Spring Boot Framework in Java: The Spring Capstone
Build a custom, runnable mini Spring Boot framework in Java from first principles. Synthesize IoC wiring, ASM/reflection scanning, AOP proxies, and embedded HTTP routing.
Vitest Workspaces: Multi-Project Monorepo Test Execution Isolation
Configure Vitest Workspaces for multi-project monorepos using vitest.workspace.ts.
Experimentation Architecture: Feature Flag Engines, Statistical A/B Testing, and Zero-Latency Evaluation
Master Experimentation Architecture. Learn zero-latency feature flag evaluation, deterministic MurmurHash3 user bucketing, and layout flicker prevention.
The Master System Design Framework: 4-Step Methodology for Senior & Staff Architect Interviews
Master the 4-step System Design interview framework. Learn requirement scoping, back-of-the-envelope estimation, and architecture deep dives.
Extending Kubernetes: Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and the Operator Pattern
Master Kubernetes extensibility: Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), OpenAPI v3 schemas, Custom Controllers, and the Operator Pattern.
Type-Level Testing: expectTypeOf and Static Type System Assertions
Master type testing in Vitest using expectTypeOf() and vitest typecheck mode.
Kafka Connect vs Kafka Streams: Zero-Code ELT Pipelines vs Real-Time Analytics
Compare Kafka Connect vs Kafka Streams. Learn when to use zero-code ELT connectors versus in-process Java stream processing with embedded RocksDB.
Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) Concepts: JoinPoints, Pointcuts, and Advices
Master Spring Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP). Learn how JoinPoints, Pointcuts, and Advices intercept execution to modularize cross-cutting concerns.
Kubernetes Scheduler Internals: Filtering (Predicates), Scoring (Priorities), and Affinities
Master kube-scheduler internals: Filtering (predicates), Scoring (priorities), Node/Pod Affinities, Taints & Tolerations, and Image Locality.
Micro-Frontend Architecture: Webpack Module Federation, Custom Elements, and Runtime Isolation
Master Micro-Frontend architecture. Compare Webpack Module Federation, Web Component Shadow DOM isolation, and cross-application event bus routing.
Design System Architecture: Tokens, Components, and Themes
Master Design System Architecture. Learn three-tier design tokens, compound component APIs, and CSS custom property theme engines.
Kafka KRaft Consensus Mode: Replacing ZooKeeper for Million-Partition Scale
Understand KIP-500 and KRaft mode in Kafka. Learn how self-managed Raft metadata consensus eliminates ZooKeeper and unlocks million-partition scale.
Event-Driven Systems: CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) & Event Sourcing
Master CQRS and Event Sourcing. Learn how separating commands from queries and storing events as immutable facts scales complex domain models.
MySQL Architecture: Server Layer vs Pluggable Storage Engines (InnoDB vs MyISAM)
Understand MySQL's two-tier architecture: the SQL Server Layer vs the Pluggable Storage Engine layer, handler API contracts, and InnoDB vs MyISAM comparisons.
Enterprise Monorepo Architecture: Workspace Graph Analysis, Build Caching, Turborepo, and Nx
Master enterprise monorepo architecture. Learn workspace dependency graph analysis, remote build caching hashes, Turborepo, and Nx task orchestration.
Mocking Mechanics: vi.fn, vi.spyOn, and Module Hoisting Mechanics
Understand how Vitest module hoisting works, mock functions with vi.fn(), and spy on methods with vi.spyOn().
Kafka Consumer Rebalancing: Eager Storms vs Cooperative Sticky Assignors
Eliminate stop-the-world consumer processing outages in Kafka. Compare legacy Eager Rebalancing with modern Cooperative Sticky Assignors.
Assertion Engine Mechanics: First-Principles Comparison of Vitest Matchers
A first-principles deep dive into Vitest's assertion engine. Compare toBe, toEqual, toStrictEqual, toContain, toMatchObject, and spy matchers down to V8 heap pointers and prototype resolution.
The Front Controller Pattern: How DispatcherServlet Routes HTTP Requests
Explore the Front Controller architectural pattern in Spring MVC. Learn how DispatcherServlet initializes strategies and routes requests via doDispatch.
Kafka Consumer Groups & Pull Model: Scale-Out Processing Without Lock Contention
Learn how Kafka Consumer Groups scale out event processing. Understand why Kafka uses a Pull Model for native backpressure protection.
Worker Thread Pool Isolation: How Tinypool & Worker Threads Execute Tests in Parallel
Understand Vitest's process and thread isolation model powered by tinypool and Node worker_threads.
The Vite Module Graph & On-Demand Transformation in Unit Testing
Learn how Vitest leverages Vite's module graph, SSR transformation, and esbuild pipeline for rapid unit testing.
The Atomic Unit of Scheduling: Why Kubernetes Uses Pods Instead of Containers
Discover why Kubernetes schedules Pods instead of containers: co-location guarantees, shared netns/IPC, sidecars, and init container mechanics.
Why Spring Boot Exists: Eliminating XML Configuration and Dependency Hell
Trace the architectural history of Spring Framework from XML bean wiring and WAR deployments to Spring Boot opinionated starter dependencies.
Kafka Producer Internals: Tuning RecordAccumulator, batch.size & linger.ms
Deep dive into KafkaProducer mechanics. Learn how RecordAccumulator, batch.size, linger.ms, and ZSTD batch compression maximize streaming throughput.
Informers, Listers, and the HTTP/2 Watch API: Efficient State Synchronization
Master client-go controller architecture: Reflectors, DeltaFIFO queues, SharedInformers, in-memory Indexers, WorkQueues, and HTTP/2 Watch streams.
State Management Architecture: Normalized Stores, Signals, XState Automata, and Immutability
Master frontend state management architecture. Compare normalized stores, fine-grained signals, atomic state, and XState finite state machines.
The Reconciliation Loop Engine: Observe, Diff, and Act Mechanics
Master the Kubernetes reconciliation loop engine: Observe-Diff-Act mechanics, level-triggered vs edge-triggered architectures, and controller pseudocode.
Component Scanning Mechanics: Annotations, Metadata Readers, and ASM Bytecode Parsing
Master Spring component scanning: ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner, ASM bytecode parsing, MetadataReader, and BeanDefinition registration without classloading.
Anatomy of a Docker Image: Layers, Config JSON, and Manifest Specifications
Explore the internal architecture of a Docker image: manifest lists, configuration JSON, tarball layer diffs, and whiteout file mechanics.
React Architecture Under the Hood: Fiber Tree Reconciliation, Priority Scheduling, and Concurrent Mode
Deconstruct React Fiber architecture from first principles. Learn double buffering, priority lane scheduling, concurrent rendering, and hydration.
Declarative Desired State vs Imperative Commands: The Kubernetes Operating Philosophy
Master the Kubernetes operating philosophy: Imperative vs Declarative configuration, spec vs status field separation, and idempotent state reconciliation.
ApplicationContext vs BeanFactory: The Architecture of Spring's IoC Container
Master Spring container architecture: BeanFactory vs ApplicationContext, lazy vs eager bean initialization, i18n MessageSource, and event publication.
Database Sharding & Partitioning Strategies: Range, Hash, and Dynamic Rebalancing
Master database sharding strategies. Learn range partitioning, hash sharding, cross-shard query traps, and dynamic shard splitting.
Book Notes: Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann
Key architectural takeaways, data model trade-offs, replication logs, and consensus algorithms from Kleppmann's classic text.
Kafka Architecture Deep Dive: Topics, Partitions, and Offset Ordering Rules
Deconstruct Kafka storage anatomy: Topics, Partitions, and Offsets. Learn how partition sharding scales write throughput and consumer parallelism.
The Kubelet and Container Runtime Interface (CRI): How Nodes Execute Pods
Explore the Kubelet node agent and Container Runtime Interface (CRI): RuntimeService gRPC methods, PodSandbox creation, and pause container mechanics.
Building a Custom IoC Container in Java: Reflection-Based Dependency Wiring
Build a functional Inversion of Control (IoC) container in Java with custom @MyComponent and @MyAutowired annotations and reflection-based wiring.
TypeScript for System Design: Advanced Type Mechanics, Nominal Branding, and Turing Completeness
Master TypeScript for System Design. Learn nominal branding, distributive conditional types, template literal key remapping, and type-level state machines.
Dependency Injection Mechanics: Constructor, Field, and Setter Injection Trade-offs
Master Spring Dependency Injection styles: Constructor, Field, and Setter Injection mechanics, immutability, unit testing, and circular dependencies.
The Docker Toolchain Deep Dive: CLI to Daemon to containerd to runc
Explore the internal Docker process architecture: docker CLI, dockerd daemon, gRPC containerd, daemonless containerd-shim, and runc OCI container execution.
Kubernetes Control Plane Architecture: API Server, etcd, Scheduler, and Controller Manager
Master Kubernetes architecture: API Server, etcd distributed storage, Scheduler node placement, Controller Manager loops, and Kubelet node agents.
Java Reflection Under the Hood: Classloading, Instantiation, and Metadata Inspection
Master Java Reflection: Class.forName(), getDeclaredConstructor(), setAccessible(true), annotation inspection, and ReflectionUtils performance.
Why Manual Object Wiring Fails at Scale: The Inversion of Control (IoC) Problem
Discover why manual Java object instantiation fails at scale: tight coupling, rigid constructor dependencies, and Inversion of Control (IoC) solutions.
Mastering Database Internals from First Principles: Series Introduction & Learning Roadmap
Discover what you will learn in this 20-part series on Database Internals. Build a transactional storage engine and master B+ Trees and MVCC.
Mastering Docker & Container Internals from First Principles: Series Introduction & Learning Roadmap
Discover what you will learn in this 20-part series on Docker Internals. Build a custom container engine and master Linux isolation primitives.
Mastering Frontend Web Architecture & Performance: Series Introduction & Learning Roadmap
Master frontend web architecture from first principles. Explore V8 internals, React Fiber, Core Web Vitals, micro-frontends, and edge rendering.
Mastering Spring & Spring Boot Core Internals: Series Introduction & Learning Roadmap
Discover what you will learn in this 20-part series on Spring & Spring Boot Core Internals. Build a custom Spring Boot framework from scratch.