EngineeringApr 28, 20268 min read
Designing for Scale: How We Built a 10x Faster API Layer
A behind-the-scenes look at how our engineering team rearchitected a legacy backend into a low-latency, multi-region service.
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Every article is written by a practitioner — engineers and architects who ship software every day. We share what we've learned, what we'd do differently, and the patterns that have held up under real-world load.
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ArchitectureApr 14, 202611 min read
Microservices vs. Modular Monoliths in 2026
We weigh the pros and cons of two of the most debated architectural patterns and share where each one shines today.
By DafeDevOpsMar 30, 20266 min read
Zero-Downtime Deployments with Blue-Green Pipelines
How we ship to production hundreds of times a week without ever interrupting our customers.
By DafeEngineeringMar 15, 20269 min read
Type-Safe APIs End-to-End with TypeScript and Zod
A practical walkthrough on building a fully type-safe contract between your frontend, backend, and database.
By DafeArchitectureFeb 28, 202612 min read
Designing Resilient Event-Driven Systems
Patterns and pitfalls when building production-ready event-driven backends with Kafka, NATS or SQS.
By DafeDevOpsFeb 12, 20267 min read
Cost-Aware Cloud Architecture for Lean Startups
How to architect on AWS, GCP or Azure without burning through your seed round before product-market fit.
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